swivel

Example Sentences

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Maddox Batson sits in a swivel chair in a West Hollywood recording studio on a recent evening, spinning idly as his mother and manager go over their plans for the next few days.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Behind her, an elegantly decorated living room can be seen, with a large L-shaped gray couch set up against one wall opposite two cozy-looking white swivel chairs.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The calmness and poise to turn and swivel on it.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

These chairs are widely regarded as precursors of modern office chairs that swivel and tilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Any number of pictures showed various members of the family, who had received discipline within a matter of seconds before the shutter clicked, looking anything but pleasant in the swivel seats of the car.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey