armchair

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Investment strategists played armchair epidemiologist for weeks, dutifully updating case counts and laying out scenarios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

Nat followed her to the room—saw the bookcases, the big desk, the armchair he had liked.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham