rocking chair
nounDefinition of rocking chair
: a chair mounted on rockers
Examples of rocking chair in a Sentence
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There are so many choices to make: color schemes, rocking chairs, changing tables, and of course, the perfect bassinet. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Hanging Cribs Are the Newest Trend For Your Nursery," 26 Feb. 2019 There were families in rocking chairs in front of the restaurant. — David Joy, New York Times, "Gun Culture Is My Culture. And I Fear for What It Has Become.," 2 Apr. 2018 If there’s one thing a person like me, in a business that has been about as stable as a rocking chair on a roller coaster, hates it’s economic stability. — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Are the Fake News Media trying to crash Trump’s economy? Oh, yes. We certainly are.," 27 Aug. 2019 Then add to its splayed feet something like the rocker of a rocking chair, but 210 metres long, 22 metres high and 15 metres wide. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019 Also according to the site, the room has a rocking chair for moms who want to nurse during the work day. — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'It is time to normalize breastfeeding': Menomonee Falls companies get Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace awards," 9 July 2019 Speaking of which, a very minor spoiler alert: The rocking chair doesn’t kill anybody in Annabelle Comes Home. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Annabelle Comes Home pushes the Conjuring universe toward absurdity: EW review," 24 June 2019 The balcony had a gas fire pit and two rocking chairs; the fire could be turned on with the press of a button. — Alyson Krueger, Washington Post, "It’s all in the (fine) details for upscale hotels seeking to elevate guest experiences," 2 Aug. 2019 Last weekend, West, 51, and a handful of locals sat in rocking chairs and at picnic tables under the shade of a silver maple tree, discussing preparations for Sept. 20. — NBC News, "'Here we go again': Communities near Area 51 brace for influx of UFO tourists," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rocking chair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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