straight chair
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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 sits in a straight chair tilted against the wall.
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
He sat in a straight chair by the window with his hands stuffed tight into his pockets, and nodded or smiled to show his guests that he understood.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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