armchair

Example Sentences

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But continuing weak television figures and rights fees show this has yet to be a hit with armchair fans.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

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

Dishes in the sink, yellowed newspapers stacked waist high, and a soiled handkerchief next to a sagging armchair.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin