armchair

Example Sentences

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Many of the armchair sleuths hunting insiders are prediction-market traders themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

Writers are going to extremes to prove they didn’t use AI, in some cases adding typos or casual language to stay ahead of armchair detectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In the window display a female mannequin lounged on a tufted armchair while a little-girl mannequin fiddled with a Victrola.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu