wingback

Example Sentences

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The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

Tucked into plush wingback chairs, we were handed the drinks menu.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

Mr. Maffei absorbs this while sitting in a wingback chair, facing a wall bearing an oil painting by a 17th-century Dutch artist displaying two ancient sailboats caught near rocks in crashing surf.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022

Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer subbed on forward Fredy Montero for Will Bruin and center back Jackson Ragen for wingback Jimmy Medranda in the 55th minute.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Now, sitting alone in a red wingback chair, waiting for Vivian to come down, Molly takes out Anne of Green Gables.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline