How to Use settee in a Sentence

settee

noun
  • The French mahogany table in front of the leather settee?
    Kathleen Renda, House Beautiful, 2 June 2017
  • And of course, a Louise XV-style settee is always a good touch.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The table, chairs, white bowls, and settee are from Chateau Sonoma.
    Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Molster layered the space with a pink rug and a curved settee, a playful welcome to the home.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • A Victorian settee that was part of the haul is in the living room.
    Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2017
  • The large suite’s king-sized island berth is framed to port by a settee and to starboard by a vanity.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Think settees and sofas that invite you to linger in comfort while Ken does all the heavy lifting.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • An Episode settee next to a Standby smoking table, with a Sequence rug on the floor.
    Sarah Medford, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The performance textile covers cushions on both the settee and chairs and a long cushion that rests on the bench.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Ronstadt lifts her legs onto a settee in her whitewashed living room a few blocks from the Bay.
    Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The face of Costa Brazil, Caroline Trenti, held court on a pale settee and looked every bit the muse.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2019
  • Two settee swings draped in white cotton flank the lobby entrance.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The rug over the settee is from Anthropologie, as are the glasses, purple bowl, and pitcher.
    Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Teresa’s Green by Farrow and Ball and upholstered a settee in menswear plaid.
    Elizabeth Sweet, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Anchoring the dining area is a curved settee designed to hug a round table the couple has owned for 30 years.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Think of sofa styles, and Chesterfields, love seats, sectionals, or settees might come to mind.
    Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The trim, comfortable sofa replaced a tiny settee and Barcelona daybed.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • There’s a round three-seat settee upholstered in the same corduroy fabric Bode uses for trousers.
    New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Here, a lightweight table, an upholstered settee, and two bistro chairs form a cozy dining area.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Velvet club chairs and settees invite guests to lounge even though the shops on Broadway beckon from beyond the oversize windows.
    Jennifer Fernandez, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2017
  • For something more traditional, try the classic look of bobbin chairs and a settee.
    Katie Laughridge Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • This settee is the perfect pick for a small-scale seating ensemble or a bedroom accent.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 July 2021
  • And then the big wooden cabinet behind the cane back settee holds everything else.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 June 2022
  • Local antique stores were the go-to stops for the home’s rugs and lighting, while the tufted velvet settee and dining room chairs came from Bridge Furniture & Props.
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 18 Dec. 2020
  • There’s even a swinging settee and piano to help channel your inner child and musician.
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • In the master bedroom, the bed is custom, the 19th- century settee is Gustavian, and the gilded bronze–and-leather side tables are by Maison Jansen.
    Carlos Aparicio, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2017
  • And a golden landscape photograph is set on an ethereal blue wall in the living room just above a kelly green settee.
    Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 27 Mar. 2023
  • With the wall of backlit bookshelves, comfy settees, and abundant artwork, The Whitney’s lobby looks like the living room of a stylish Beacon Hill condo.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • On a larger landing, Murphy opted for a small settee with an eclectic mix of patterned pillows.
    Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • The Raina settee by Taylor King is perfectly tailored in rich dark blue velvet with matching buttons.
    Vicki Payne, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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