Used in a Sentence

lounge

How to use lounge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for lounge.

Editorial note

The truth is, it doesn't just _look_ like an smokers' lounge.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

an upholstered seat for more than one person

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lounge gathered in one view.

noun

an upholstered seat for more than one person

noun

a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

verb

sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lounge.

noun

an upholstered seat for more than one person

noun

a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

verb

sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

verb

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

Example sentences

1

The truth is, it doesn't just _look_ like an smokers' lounge.

2

I much prefer sitting in the lounge and wandering on last.

3

Let's fill up our departure lounge with a bunch of big-headed bloggers.

4

As I remember it, the love lounge and the lucky 7 are different rooms.

5

It's not weird at all, and not only that, but you should expect your +1 to be seated for your talk, not shown to a speaker's lounge.

6

Almost every airport lounge I've been in has been more comfortable than the aircraft.

7

I'm a drinks in a nice lounge kinda guy, and the social scene in college was more house parties, tail gates, and/or video game tournaments.

8

[1]"Business suits" fall into the category of "lounge suit" which is considered informal dress.

9

They usually have a nice lounge area with flatscreen TVs, comfortable seating, and a pilot's lounge with computers that can be used to file flight plans and check weather.

10

Sure, if I had an extra hour everyday to lounge around studying the intricate details of his self-experiment with LSD, such things might interest me.

11

While getting the account you wait in a lounge while somebody pours you free drinks and watch shady Russian businessmen walk out with bags of cash and private security to take back to Moscow.

12

Plus, innovation often happens in serendipitous in-person encounters in the hallway, lounge, and lab with students, professors, and research staff incidentally bumping into one another.

13

None of these simulations seem to take into account the usual activities that delay boarding:* Not all of first class boards early, many flyers stay in the lounge till later and then hold up the aisle getting their bag into the overhead* Passengers board together regardless of boarding order.

14

Do you think for a moment about what that person had to put up with for the hours before you arrived that day, or will continue to deal with after you leave?Is it not enough that you've managed to retire as a young man and lounge on the beaches of Thailand, do you also need to be treated with smiles and deference by people who still have to go to work every day?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lounge in a sentence?

The truth is, it doesn't just _look_ like an smokers' lounge.

What does lounge mean?

an upholstered seat for more than one person

What part of speech is lounge?

lounge is commonly used as noun, verb.