wingback

Example Sentences

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Velvet wingback chairs flank a fireplace and a stained-glass window obscures the parking lot outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

For a small reading nook, Conner recommends a wingback chair or chaise lounge for the ultimate cozy seating.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

After playing quarterback in high school, Gary moved to wingback at Angelo State University, in San Angelo, Texas, graduating in 1971.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The sun moves higher in the sky; she has to tilt the book out of the glare and then, after several minutes, switch to the other wingback so she doesn’t have to squint.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline