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How to use duvet in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Duvet means a quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. Example: “He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.”

Examples of duvet by meaning

nounA quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used...

  • He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.

More sentences with duvet

  • They sleep rough nearby under duvets and sleeping bags, lying next to each other to keep warm.2023 December 22, Robyn Vinter, “‘That’s how we’ve got to live’: the black market in England’s shoplifting capital”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry sleep rough
  • We've flame-proofed the duvet and alerted the emergency services but, frankly, I can't see this ending well.2010 January 15, Mark Beaumont, quoting Fran Healy, “Rope in a megastar the easy way”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry flame-proof
  • The news server at Demon has decided to have a duvet day today.2001 March, uk.local.london (Usenet). From the entry duvet day
  • I leapt up, ninja'd over to Gav's bed and wheeched the duvet off.1992, Iain Banks, Crow Road, page 160. From the entry ninja
  • But this didn’t stop me also loving duvet days.2021 July 9, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “The sickie may be a guilty pleasure, but sometimes you just need a duvet day”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry duvet day
  • “You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in.2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice. From the entry burrito
  • I got a unicorn duvet, unicorn lampshade and unicorn lamp.2019, Sarah Hope, Christmas at Corner Cottage, London: Boldwood Books Ltd, published 2023, →ISBN. From the entry unicorny
  • Chris sleeps right through while I put an arm around Tabitha while I'm feeding and keep the duvet down.2017 March 14, Tamsin Kelly, quoting Charlotte Catton, “Breastsleeping: Is This How New Mums Can Get More Sleep?”, in The Huffington Post…. From the entry breastsleeping
  • I needed a shower, a glass of OJ and a few hours under my hollowfibre duvet in a peach-free zone.2010, Laurie Graham, Perfect Meringues, →ISBN. From the entry hollowfibre
  • Why, with the duvet boom, has the price of duckmeat not fallen to rock bottom, dipped below scrag and coley?1979, Alan Coren, “A Little Touch of Harry in the Night”, in The Rhinestone as Big as the Ritz, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN…. From the entry duckmeat
  • Look at the page showing the duvet covers.1976, Angela Carter, “What the hell—it’s home!”, in New Society, page 362. From the entry bedjacketed
  • I was looking up at the sky and saw a quarter-mile-long duvet of steam and smoke that the locomotive had laid there.2022 February 23, Benedict le Vay, “Part of rail's past... present... and future”, in RAIL, number 951, page 54. From the entry non-smoking
  • First to catch out eye are the zhooshy ombre coloured cushions, Stravklint, and duvet set, Pipstakra but that's just the tip of the flatpack iceberg.2019 July 31, Kylie Klein-Nixon, “Ikea: Five things in the 2020 catalogue we hope to buy in New Zealand”, in Stuff. From the entry zhooshy
  • The continental breakfast takes a bit of getting used to but, like the duvet, I think I could learn to love it.2008, Nutters with Putters, page 130. From the entry praccy
  • Or, considering the market for electric blankets, duvets, and other covers, that consumers buy even more bottom sheets, simply forgoing the tops.1986, New York Magazine, volume 19, number 49, page 20. From the entry forgo

Meaning of duvet

  1. noun A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

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Questions about duvet in a sentence

How do you use duvet in a sentence?
Duvet is used as a noun. For example: “He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.”
What is a short sentence with duvet?
“Look at the page showing the duvet covers.”
What does duvet mean?
Duvet means a quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

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