CUSHION in a Sentence
Learn CUSHION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
109 example sentences for CUSHION, such as:
1. A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.
2. She sank back against/into the cushions.
3. She cushioned her head against his shoulder.
4. She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
5. Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
2. She sank back against/into the cushions.
3. She cushioned her head against his shoulder.
4. She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
5. Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
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Meanings and Examples of CUSHION
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cushion
n. the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
n. a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Classic Sentence: (94 in 7 pages)
1 The bright eyes belonged to a little gray mouse, and the mouse had eaten a hole into the cushion and made a comfortable nest there.
2 He was wrapped in a velvet dressing-gown and sat against a big brocaded cushion.
3 Colin lay back on his cushion and his eyes grew larger and larger and the spots on his cheeks burned.
4 And then he lay back on his cushion and was still, as if he were thinking.
5 He lay back on his cushion and paused thoughtfully.
6 Colin leaned back on his cushion again, laughing a little.
7 They found the rose-colored brocade boudoir and the hole in the cushion the mouse had left, but the mice had grown up and run away and the hole was empty.
8 The robber maiden lifted up little Gerda, and took the precaution to bind her fast on the Reindeer's back; she even gave her a small cushion to sit on.
9 So he once more searched the whole palace through, till at last he found a white snake, lying coiled up on a cushion in one of the chambers.
10 It was a pity this scene had not occurred in daylight, for it was curious to see this rascal throwing himself heavily down on the cushion beside the young and elegant driver of the tilbury.
11 By its side, on her knees, and with her head buried in the cushion of an easy-chair, was Valentine, trembling and sobbing, her hands extended above her head, clasped and stiff.
12 It's the sort Father used to tell us, said Beth thoughtfully, putting the needles straight on Jo's cushion.
13 Tell on, please, he said, taking his face out of the sofa cushion, red and shining with merriment.
14 "I wish I was going to have a fine time and wear all these nice things," said Amy with her mouth full of pins, as she artistically replenished her sister's cushion.
15 Meg had a cushion, Jo a book, Beth a basket, and Amy a portfolio.
Example Sentence:
1 Politeness is like an air cushion; there may be nothing in it,but it eases ours jolts wonderfully.
2 A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.
3 They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform.
4 Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.
5 She made a cushion out of odd bits of material.
6 The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.
7 Good sports shoes should provide a cushion when running.
8 Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
9 A Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it.
10 Modern automobiles all have suspensions that cushion the ride.
11 If you insure only 1,000 people, an unluckily high number of cancer patients or neo-nates can break the bank. If you insure millions, you have a little more cushion.
12 She cushioned her head against his shoulder.
13 Boys recline lazily on the cushions; they have no any sleep in 24 hours.
14 Although there are significant cushions that underpin Russia's credit metrics, recent events have increased the risks of their accelerated erosion
15 She sank back against/into the cushions.