deck chair
Example Sentences
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But it’d be like rearranging your deck chair on a sinking ship that’s already asked you to leave.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 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
It came as a total surprise to him when he was grabbed off the deck chair and first his scarf, and then his jacket and pants, were ripped from his body.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
