rocking chair

noun

Definition of rocking chair

: a chair mounted on rockers

Examples of rocking chair in a Sentence

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Preston visited the school’s airy library, which had comfy rocking chairs, stuffed animals and hundreds of books. — New York Times, "What Budget Cuts Mean for Third Graders in a Rural School," 5 June 2018 Even though the objects include everyday items like a rocking chair, a mailbox, and a wind chime, these larger-than-life objects are definitely pull-over-during-your-road-trip worthy. — Madison Alcedo, Country Living, "The Strange Reason This Small Illinois Town Is Filled With Giant Sculptures of Chairs and Pencils," 6 Jan. 2017 As news spread, people began coming by the church with canned goods, and towels, and bath items, and in one case, a rocking chair whose owner noted that the wood grain on one of the arms resembled the face of Jesus. — Stephanie Mccrummen, Washington Post, "A sanctuary of one," 31 Mar. 2018 Multipurpose furniture never seems to go out of style: Just last week, a hammock-rocking chair prototype went viral, and a sofa-blanket hybrid made the rounds on the Internet earlier this year. — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, "This Bookshelf Is A Bibliophile's Dream," 28 Mar. 2016 Evan Rachel Wood relived a Nashville performance and hung out in a rocking chair. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "How All Your Favorite Celebs Celebrated the Fourth of July," 4 July 2018 There’s a fiberglass Eames rocking chair (c. 1948-50) and a Panton heart cone chair (1959) by Danish designer Verner Panton (1926-1998), alongside the color wheels developed for their manufacture. — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, "‘Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color’ Review: Vibrant From Any Angle," 26 May 2018 Her hat boxes, candelabra, rocking chair and rugs maintain the sect’s spare style but have been stripped of all utility, retooling a functional craft tradition for a realm of pure aesthetics. — New York Times, "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week," 10 May 2018 Landewe and Anna also take care of B&B guests, who stay in one of two rustic (read: no TVs) rooms with full size beds and rocking chairs, the ideal setting to take in the spectacular views and ponder days gone by. — Olivia Abel, Country Living, "You Can Actually Stay Overnight In This Historic Hudson Valley Lighthouse," 8 May 2017

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