armchair

Example Sentences

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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

But the scandal was perfect fodder for armchair sleuths and conspiracy theorists, and the Long Island serial killer myth and mysteries persisted, until Heuermann's arrest on 13 July, 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Others embrace them and play armchair general or amateur psychologist, trying to position themselves for the next “TACO” trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And just like that, Mutti packs up everything—the dishes, the pots and pans, the uneven chairs, the brown wooden table, the worn armchair, the scratched-up black oak table lamp, the two wooden bedsteads.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti