Sentence Examples

1. Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years.
2. Once the room was nice and toasty, Anne pulled up the armchair so she could rest her feet on the hearth.
3. A sob escaped him, and he flopped down in an armchair.
4. He spent an uncomfortable night dozing in the armchair by her bed, disturbed by the comings and goings of the night nurse.
5. A large desk takes up the centre of the room, along with an old armchair.
6. On any other day, she might be seated in her comfortable armchair, reading a book and humming along to whatever music she had playing on her old phonograph.
7. Her brother rested in a comfortable armchair beside her bed while Iszak and Lukas perched on either side of her, holding her hands.
8. Connor settled in an armchair, his head dropping back wearily.
9. Having put his purchases in the fridge and cupboards, he settled down in an armchair with a glass of prosecco and turned to page five of the tabloid.
10. I leaned my head against the back of the armchair.