Meaning of sofaful | Babel Free

Definitions

Enough to fill a sofa.

no-plural

Examples

“Zora, with a sofaful of railway time tables and ocean-steamer handbooks, sought his counsel as to a voyage round the world which she had in contemplation;[…]”

“It suggests a prim aunt playing “proverbs” with a sofaful of priggish little nieces, and is a studied insult to cards and chess.”

“Toss our Lazyback sofa pillows anywhere![…]Buy⟳ a sofaful of them, for comfort!”

“Today’s only guests were the governor’s aide, Lord Lumley, two other government representatives and a sofaful of foreign correspondents.”

“Scatter⟳ these colorful pillows in every room, buy⟳ several extras for your porch chairs, too![…]Come⟳ in and pick⟳ up a sofaful while they last⟳ at this one low price.”

“A SOFAFUL OF CHERUBS throws admiring looks at Elvis.”

“Nearby, a sofaful of middle-aged people were relaxing pretty well, but one lady in the group kept opening her eyes and looking around to see⟳ how everyone else was doing.”

“Increasing numbers of aging men will be mumbling about the times that used to be, the way I caught myself the other evening describing the pleasures of fly⟳ casting for weakfish, the vanishing sea trout, to a sofaful of young persons glassy-eyed with boredom.”

“A whole garden of bright pillows to liven an entire room. What could be more cheerful than these flowers never seen before in any botanical guide⟳? Make⟳ one—or a whole sofaful.”

“Accommodate big groups. A ‘sofaful’ or ‘age plus one’ is plenty.”

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