How to Use rocking chair in a Sentence

rocking chair

noun

• 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
• Carl sits back in his rocking chair, the July sun bleaching the grass, the house, the sidewalks, the sand, the shore.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• With the ability to hold up to 300 pounds, this Adirondack rocking chair is a great spot to read a book or enjoy some time outside with a drink.
  — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024