How to Use chair in a Sentence

chair

1 of 2 noun
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  • She's chair of the school board this year.
  • We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room.
  • Address any questions to the committee chair.
  • He is now chair of the English department.
  • This is Hill’s third three-year term as chair; terms are three years.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
  • How to: Sit on the edge of your chair with spine straight and tall and feet flat on the ground, shoulder-width apart.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
  • Someone seemed healthy all day, came home from work, sat in his chair – and died.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This chair is armless, folds flat, and supports up to 400 pounds.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
  • In its place, there is a scene of someone forgetting how to sit in a chair.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Saldaña, who spent four-plus hours in the makeup chair next to Gillan each day, jokes that the loss of sleep was worth it.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 May 2023
  • Ahead, shop the nine best bouclé chairs for a timeless and cozy addition to your home.
    — Tatjana Freund, harpersbazaar.com, 6 May 2023
  • The leaves complement the peacock feather prints on the seat, and that plays off the peacock chair over there.
    — Amanda Long, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • The folding chair is designed to support up to 500 pounds, and it’s made to fit two people.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Keep reading to check out all the best camping and beach chairs to shop from Amazon right now.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • Swinging chairs aren’t just for chilling on your front porch.
    — Suzie Dundas, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
  • At the head of the couch is a green upholstered accent chair, where Freud sat to listen to his patients.
    — Elizabeth Winkler, The New Yorker, 23 June 2023
  • Purple fabric drapes from the ceiling, and chairs and drums wait for friends to come make music.
    — James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Catching our eye in the corner of Kez’s new digs is the luxurious chair.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 June 2023
  • In the photo, her dad naps in a white chair while her two children, daughter Katherine, 5, and son Spencer, 2, climb around him.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
  • In the first, she is seen sunbathing on a beach chair while wearing a stringy black triangle bikini.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2023
  • On a recent visit to my mother, my sister found Lady Bird perched on the back of a chair in the living room.
    — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In the next photo, he's seen sitting with his legs crossed on a Spider Man bean bag chair, looking away from the camera.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • His chair in the front row at his daughter’s wedding faced the Caribbean Sea, empty.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • After five years as a member of the board of jurors, this marks the first year that Lucas will serve as chair of the program’s judging body.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • LeAnn got busy doing pushups with side twists, leg lifts with weight ball slams, tricep dips, and reverse squats with her foot on a chair.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Lala Kent is leaning back in a chair in her Beverly Hills office.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • With the musical underway, three friends in the orchestra section shook the seats as they chair danced.
    — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2024
  • That includes respect for our local customs, a part of which is leaving our chairs and other items on the beach.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On one side is a desk and chair setup from CB2 and on the other, a seating area featuring a Crate & Barrel sofa.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 8 May 2023
  • What to Consider It’s designed to attach to a beach chair rather than be inserted into the sand.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
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chair

2 of 2 verb
  • He's been chosen to chair the task force on school violence.
  • Nyong’o is the first Black and first African to chair the Berlinale jury.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Hayes will stick around on the 10-person board, which is chaired by Peter Boneparth.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Ueda is set to chair his first Bank of Japan policy meeting later in the month.
    — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Adams chairs the 1803 Fund, which will oversee the Rebuild Albina project.
    — Jmanning, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Wicker chairs prime this roomy area for farmhouse living.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Ohio law gives a state Ballot Board, chaired by the secretary of state, the power to finalize the language that will appear on the ballot.
    — Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Former mayor of Arlington Jeff Williams and his wife Karen will co-chair the campaign.
    — Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Rick Scott, who chairs the caucus, said McCarthy’s debt proposal was too vague.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In addition to lunch, there will also be a live and silent auction at the event, which is chaired by Rika Broccoli and co-chaired by Brandy Ledford.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In this festive vignette, Burnett’s Boards adds a a sweet touch to wooden dining room chairs with a small wreath and neutral ribbon.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2023
  • He is expected to chair his first BOJ policy meeting on April 27.
    — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Despite their 2021 divorce, the pair continue to co-chair the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The committee sent the bill instead to Finance and Appropriations, chaired by Lucas, a chief co-sponsor of Rouse’s bill.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Six chances to change its perception to the 12 people who matter most, the men and women who sit on the selection committee that Cunningham will chair next year.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Then, around Thanksgiving, 2021, employees at the county jail, whose board is chaired by the sheriff, started getting fired, and quitting.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Williams will chair this committee, on Boehne's suggestion.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Committee assignments for 2023 show that Corbo sits on five committees but does not chair any.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • Russia’s security council, chaired by Putin, is due to meet Friday.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • Jordan, who will chair the weaponization subcommittee, did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Jordan is expected to chair the House Judiciary Committee and could launch a probe into the younger Biden, and even the entire family.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
  • VinFast is part of Vingroup, the conglomerate chaired by Pham, also Vietnam’s richest man.
    — Bylionel Lim, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • After David Thomas, who chairs the standards board, announced the heat rules had been pulled from the board’s meeting agenda, anger built among workers, union leaders and other labor advocates.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In 2017, Trump asked Kennedy to chair a presidential commission on vaccine safety.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The elimination of the caucuses was a victory for Joe Reed, who chairs the party’s minority caucus and lost a struggle over the direction of the party in 2019.
    — Alander Rocha, al, 6 May 2023
  • Wyett chaired the commission's previous meeting, held in November, but his term has since expired.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The shortlist was chosen by an independent judging panel chaired by Jeff Smith, head of music, 6 Music & Radio 2.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 July 2023
  • By tradition, it is chaired by a lawmaker from the main opposition party, in this case Harriet Harman.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Images of the king chairing emergency cabinet meetings were shared on social media.
    — Claire Parker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The advisory board is to be chaired by a social equity officer appointed by the governor.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023

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