folding chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of folding chair
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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She had set up folding chair next to the turnstiles with her mother and grandmother -- their beds for the next hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 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
Kate Hudson is sitting on a folding chair in a crowded storage closet when suddenly the voice of Kate Hudson comes booming through the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
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
I sat on a metal folding chair that felt cold against my legs, and I ate the whole piece of cake without bothering to talk in between bites.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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