on the bed
idiom
: on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread of a bed
He lay on the bed for a long time.
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As soon as we were settled as a group, a few of us on the bed, a few cross-legged on the carpet, Rosie swore us to secrecy and showed us her pack of birth-control pills, from which three were missing.
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Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The sheets at his homes were ironed on the bed.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Last year, during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in July, Prince William revealed to Louise Harland, who was there with her own dog Jacks, that the couple’s dogs, Orla, sleeps with them on the bed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
Keep luggage elevated on a rack instead of placing it on the bed or upholstered furniture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
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Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The sheets at his homes were ironed on the bed.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Last year, during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in July, Prince William revealed to Louise Harland, who was there with her own dog Jacks, that the couple’s dogs, Orla, sleeps with them on the bed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
Keep luggage elevated on a rack instead of placing it on the bed or upholstered furniture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for on the bed
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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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