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
So as soon as she pulled away to meet a cosmetology client, he planted a white plastic folding chair in the middle of the empty spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 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
Cootie opened a folding chair for me, then walked into his bedroom.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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