straight chair
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He waves his visitor to a sofa, then takes a straight chair beside him.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the cell is a straight chair, a table, a board that serves as her bed and a small washroom with a cold shower.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is sitting in a little straight chair surrounded by children at the school he is visiting.
From Time Magazine Archive
Casals sits in a straight chair, dough-faced, tubby, so tiny that his feet no more than reach the floor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adam sat down in a straight chair and put his elbows on his knees and supported his chin in his hands.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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