How to Use rocking chair in a Sentence

rocking chair

noun
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  • In the kitchen was a very old lady with gray hair in a rocking chair.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair.
    — New York Times, 11 May 2020
  • There's just something about a rocking chair that stands the test of time.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 May 2019
  • Anybody can claim to have the world’s largest rocking chair.
    — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The balcony and rocking chairs on the top floor were my favorite.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • So, like, what: Did Cain kill Abel with that rocking chair?
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 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, 2 Aug. 2019
  • There’s a 6-foot beanbag, there’s a TV, there’s a rocking chair.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Curl up by the fireplace or on your front porch rocking chair.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The wide porch and white rocking chairs made this Southern girl feel right at home.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • For many, the days of a retirement party, a gold watch, and trip to the rocking chair are gone.
    — Steve Parrish, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • For those of you who are chuckling at this point, get up from your rocking chair.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
  • Some sat in white rocking chairs, holding tight to their phone lists.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
  • An infant room has a rocking chair and a play mat for babies to lie on and learn to roll and sit.
    — Peter Nickeas, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Once someone left a full-size rocking chair, Key told me.
    — courier-journal.com, 2 June 2021
  • The elderly man with jowls and a bald spot sits in a rocking chair and recalls his youth.
    — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 18 May 2018
  • Nicholas performed a creepy trick that involved a rocking chair, a doll, and judge Gabrielle Union.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 5 June 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, 9 July 2019
  • Carl: Like an item—a rocking chair, a teacup, a candlestick.
    — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The sound of a rocking chair is often heard, though there isn't one in the hotel, and light orbs have been seen floating around.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Roly, years later, a grown man, is seated in a rocking chair.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 17 June 2020
  • Dear Miss Manners: After the birth of my child last year, my aunt surprised me with the gift of a new rocking chair.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 June 2022
  • The rocking chairs go for $699 each and come in black, white, or a natural wood color.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Bean bags, rocking chairs, squishy yacht buoys and padded blankets are scattered on the carpet near the front.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 Feb. 2018
  • There were families in rocking chairs in front of the restaurant.
    — David Joy, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Embrace the retro look with the best outdoor rocking chair made from metal.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Rather than having a bow play a cello, the cello — strapped to a rocking chair, swaying back and forth — plays the bow.
    — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • Find your nearest rocking chair on a front porch, and enjoy.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Spend your days relaxing on the front porch rocking chairs, lazing in the backyard around the firepit, or napping in the loungers.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Rooms come with porches and balconies with harbor views and rocking chairs, plus Lather bath amenities and USB charging.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024

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