Examples of backrest in a Sentence
a chair with a cushioned backrest
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Their coordinated movement with the backrest helps maintain consistent arm support as the chair reclines, reducing load on the shoulders.
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New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
With its stable, upright backrest, the seat discourages slouching, but also has enough give for comfortably sitting hour after hour.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
The arms and backrest can take pressure off your lower back, and the bigger models have head and neck support.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2026
Sitting against a concrete wall outside the airport, using his duffel as a backrest, Samar told the story of the time he was hired to install a stripper pole in a Bollywood heroine’s Pali Hill flat.
—Kanak Kapur, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
With its stable, upright backrest, the seat discourages slouching, but also has enough give for comfortably sitting hour after hour.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
The arms and backrest can take pressure off your lower back, and the bigger models have head and neck support.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2026
Sitting against a concrete wall outside the airport, using his duffel as a backrest, Samar told the story of the time he was hired to install a stripper pole in a Bollywood heroine’s Pali Hill flat.
—Kanak Kapur, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Backrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backrest. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest 
: a rest for the back
Medical Definition
backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest
: a rest for the back
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