armchair
Example Sentences
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I am blindfolded and seated in a vintage armchair set in the center of a darkened, red-lit room with Gothic accents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Francisco Gonzalez, a 79-year-old retiree, also said he had a sleepless night in the dark, "sitting in an armchair at home, waiting for the power to come back on."
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
On a Saturday night in November 2001, 91-year-old Mabel Leyshon was watching TV in her favourite armchair.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
But her sadness is not just about this wooden armchair; it’s about what the chair represents.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
The velvet armchair slides forward from a corner packed with trunks and scarves while the tailcoat floats up from it like a shadow, obediently hanging itself in a wardrobe.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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