folding chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of folding chair
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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“I make a motion to appoint myself,” Verdugo said last week from a folding chair in an elementary-school cafeteria, looking out at dozens of constituents perched awkwardly on low kid-size benches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
I was at the top of the heap in the movie business and still felt that I was watching from a folding chair in Wassenaar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Once it was over and most had left the school’s low-slung football stadium, Berkeley’s chancellor, Carol Christ, sat near the podium in a folding chair.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
On a December afternoon, one of those guards wearing a neon vest sat in a folding chair outside a gated storage yard leased to Nowait that was stacked with wooden pallets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Donatelli was sitting on a folding chair, tipped back, staring out the window.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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