How to Use air mattress in a Sentence

air mattress

noun
  • The men used two cinch ropes to lash an air mattress on each side of the horse.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Spare wool socks, bug spray, and thick air mattress are all nice-to-have items.
    — Andy Cochrane, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Dave blew up an air mattress for the kids that spilled out of the hatchback.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2020
  • Three of the kids sleep in bed with her; the oldest sleeps on an air mattress.
    — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • An air mattress is easy to inflate and then store when not needed.
    — oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2020
  • For two years, Hafley slept on an air mattress under his desk.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This eight-person tent can fit three queen-size air mattresses.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Project room with a pull-out couch, exercise home gym with an air mattress.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The tent has enough room to sleep up to nine people and three queen-size air mattresses.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
  • This 1-bedroom apartment has a queen bed, couch and air mattress.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
  • She had been moved from the motor home to a garage where she was found on an air mattress on top of a box spring.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • At the same time, Savali was walking toward me with an air mattress.
    — Kirsten West Savali, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
  • There are no sofas or chairs, and air mattresses rest on the bedroom floors.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The victim told police that Magee touched her as the two slept on an air mattress.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The air mattresses were placed for a summer weekend movie night.
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019
  • This 1-bedroom apartment sleeps four on a queen bed, couch and queen-sized air mattress.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022
  • While the boys blew up our air mattresses, the horses milled around at the edge of the river.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Goodwin missed the air mattress that was supposed to break his fall, hitting his head on the ground.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The tent floor is a whopping 90 square feet, big enough to fit two huge air mattresses.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The tent floor area is a whopping 90 square feet, big enough to fit two huge air mattresses.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The nights were very cool but not cold, just right for a deep sleep in the comfort of a sleeping bag atop an air mattress.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
  • When police arrived, the man was lying on an air mattress in the living room.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The baby is asleep on an air mattress when the officers enter with chairs and bed frames.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Paramedics and police found the woman lying on an air mattress in a bedroom.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 23 July 2021
  • The arrivals are sleeping on air mattresses and food is being brought in for meals.
    — Jerry Fallstrom, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Ideal for long solo car trips, this air mattress is perfect for grabbing a nap in the rest area.
    — Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Instead, Saft asked for four hundred dollars to buy a bed frame and an air mattress.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Dream's unique design combines an air mattress and a foam topper.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The most impressive deal may be $20 for a pack of two twin air mattresses.
    — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2019

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