How to Use couch in a Sentence

couch

1 of 2 verb
  • I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex.
  • I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore.
  • Homeless, Silas is forced to couch surf with friends.
    — Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And it gets couched under this bulls— about paying your dues.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2020
  • But most grumbles about migrants are couched in non-racial terms.
    — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
  • These were gangsters, so they weren’t obliged to couch this any way but direct.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Langley no longer couch surfs or sleeps without a roof over his head.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The honey does an admirable job of couching the rum’s heavy funk.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
  • The honey does an admirable job of couching the rum’s heavy funk.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Thursday’s announcement was couched in terms of cost.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Yet every bit of critique was couched as serving a larger goal for both of them.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
  • And even then, it was couched in the polite, ambiguous language.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Many couched their enthusiasm with caveats.
    — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
  • The delay in his departure was couched as a wish to wait until the school year ended.
    — Donna St. George, Washington Post, 12 July 2018
  • The decision gives comfort to extremists who love to couch this as a war.
    — Raisa Habersham, ajc, 26 June 2018
  • Some of the critics couched their observations in the form of a question.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Book didn’t couch his words like Williams did when talking about the Irish offensive line.
    — Tyler James, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2020
  • And people tend to couch these compliments with denying aging.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
  • Both had some degree of early success that was couched by concerns about the quarterback.
    — Ryan Young, ajc, 9 Nov. 2017
  • My nephew declared the living room couch his domain and spent his quiet time watching movies and reading.
    — Jasmine Purdie, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Today’s board vote, while couched as an effort to prevent such a transaction, was pure pretext.
    — NBC News, 18 May 2018
  • But while all of those things may be true, the attacks Jones has faced this summer can't just be couched as mean-spiritedness.
    — Kendra James, Cosmopolitan, 26 Aug. 2016
  • That statement was couched in a footnote on the 45th page of a 92-page disclosure.
    — Washington Post, latimes.com, 16 May 2018
  • Also because its actions are couched in the esoteric language of the law.
    — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • Hegseth couched the review in terms of efficiency and reducing waste and overlap.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The defense's argument for a lesser sentence is couched in Fields' struggles.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 27 June 2019
  • Many of the executives couched their enthusiasm with caveats.
    — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 23 June 2026
  • These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

couch

2 of 2 noun
  • How much was their couch worth?
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Friends would see them on the couch.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Ready to sing along from your couch?
    — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And then there was time on the couch.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That said, this couch fits me quite well.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The left side of the couch is his side.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • My dad walked in and sat down on the couch.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • This sale isn’t one to sit on, but the couch is.
    — Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The ball had rolled under the couch.
    — Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Investors need to take to the couch.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One spark can set a nearby couch on fire.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Meth and fentanyl from a swab on the couch.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nor was the couch growing up around his ears.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Irvi stayed on the living-room couch.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Snuggle up and watch a movie on the couch.
    — Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Baker sprawled across a leather couch.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • He was found lying on his back on the couch.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Have a couch that your pets just can’t resist?
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Is the couch kid and/or pet friendly?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Get this and promote your couch to front row seats.
    — PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The couch is not easy to move alone or with others.
    — Emily Hein, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
  • North chilled out on the couch with her baby bro.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • Turn the drill on gently and glide it over your couch.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But rest days don’t mean laying on the couch all day.
    — CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There was like, many a night of sleeping on the couch.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If your couch is big, this can be done in sections.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The days when even getting off the couch feels like too much.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Is the couch kid- and/or pet-friendly?
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Is the couch kid- and/or dog-friendly?
    — Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
  • Is the couch kid- and/or dog-friendly?
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025

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