easy chair

noun

: a roomy upholstered chair

Examples of easy chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The collection includes a redesign of the beloved GOGO easy chair from 1972, which is being rereleased as the ÖNNESTAD armchair in red and green. Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2024 Muldoon, in an easy chair, appraised his phrasings. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 The Bunkers’ sitcom house, the physical structure of it, is so familiar: the living room with the frumpy easy chairs; the stairs leading up to the bedrooms; the kitchen where a wife should be standing in an apron, smiling cheerfully. Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023 If the Cowboys are locked into a seed, the majority of starters might as well set up their easy chairs on the sidelines, get their popcorn ready and enjoy the game. David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023 In her easy chair, with Lulu calm and resting by her feet, Ballard chuckled as the passages were read aloud to her. Thallman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 Just down the street at Mum’s The Word — equal parts cafe and cocktail bar — locals slip into retro easy chairs for drinks like Mum’s Cold Brew Manhattan (14.75 dollars), a potent mix of cold brew, whisky and kahlua. Remy Scalza, New York Times, 25 May 2023 In the lodge, most of the family played games while Christy sat in a soft easy chair by the fire, beaming at everyone. Robert Kolker, New York Times, 20 July 2023 After the parade, Fetterman settles into an easy chair by a window in the converted car dealership in Braddock that his family calls home. Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of easy chair was in 1621

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“Easy chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20chair. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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