deck chair

Example Sentences

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But I was at 387 pounds so me losing 12 pounds would be like the Titanic losing a deck chair.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2023

The sale includes other notable nautical items including an original deck chair that was on the Lusitania, a passenger liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022

“A grassy yard, a porch swing or deck chair, a beautiful garden, can help clear their mind and induce a state of calm.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

One deck chair was rearranged last week when the Nationals fired pitching coach Derek Lilliquist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2019

At eleven o’clock I was stretched out on a deck chair, my steamer rug over my legs.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz