armchair

Example Sentences

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He would raise money from fellow cattlemen and armchair investors—dozens of people across Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

You can easily catch up on your Chinese from the comfort of your own armchair, at whatever time is most convenient for you.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Brooke Shields would not consider herself an armchair detective by any means.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I won’t soon forget the sight of her body-surfing down an overstuffed armchair to grapple with a phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Isobel sits in a rarely occupied armchair in the corner of Marco’s flat, a rainbow of silk ribbon twisted around her fingers as she attempts in vain to form it into a single elaborate braid.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern