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
Used at Chelsea on both flanks and central midfield, and even at wingback, Pulisic has been primarily on the left side of the attack with the U.S,
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
Sounders midfielder Nico Loediro sliced a short corner to wingback Alex Roldan, who lofted a high-arching cross toward goal.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Tucked into plush wingback chairs, we were handed the drinks menu.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
Now she sits in the wingback chair near the fire, her head back, her eyes staring at something I can’t see.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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