backless
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The figures here all look a little awkward, with a slight hunch in their backless chair and their shoulders set at a forced angle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In 2022, Timothée Chalamet wore striking a backless red top at Venice Film Festival, and at the 2023 Grammys Harry Styles freed the nipple in a plunge harlequin jumpsuit.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
During the Met Gala in May, he turned heads with a backless, custom Jacques white suit coat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Who cares that this backless, mid-century barstool barely fits the average human bottom?
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2023
Learning happens on backless benches, at wooden tables grooved by the boredom of countless boys before them—squires, monks, conscripts, cadets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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