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Used with adjectives:
"
I have a comfortable chair in my office."
(comfortable, uncomfortable)
"
I need to buy a new office chair."
(office, desk, computer)
"
I like my leather chair."
(leather, metal, wooden, plastic, wicker, rocking)
"
Next time, I'm going to buy cushioned chairs."
(cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered)
"
I'm shopping for new dining chairs."
(dining, kitchen, lounge)
"
These chairs are hard."
(hard, rickety, antique)
"
My baby falls asleep in our reclining chair."
(reclining, rocking, swivel)
"
We are bringing folding chairs to the pool party."
(folding, beach, lawn)
"
There are a lot of empty chairs in the theater."
(empty)
"
She is the acting chair of the meeting."
(acting, deputy, honorary, professorial)
Used with verbs:
"
Please pull up a chair and join us."
(pull up, pull out, grab, take, have, find)
"
I gave her my chair."
(gave, offered)
"
His chair collapsed in the restaurant."
(collapsed, broke, fell over)
"
Please sit in that chair."
(sit in, use)
"
She leaned back in her chair."
(leaned back, reclined, relaxed, leaned forward, straightened up)
"
He leaped from his chair when he heard the news."
(leaped, jumped, stood up, rose)
"
She likes to swivel in her chair."
(swivel, spin, rotate)
"
Chairs were placed in rows."
(be + placed, be + arranged, be + set)
"
This chair creaks."
(creaks, squeaks)
"
They will appoint a new department chair."
(appoint, select, choose)
"
She holds the head chair at the university."
(holds, occupies)
Used with nouns:
"
The chair leg is broken."
(leg, arm, seat, back)
"
We need to replace the chair cover."
(cover, frame)
Used with prepositions:
"
She sat in her big, comfy chair."
(in)
"
She found the dog on her favorite chair again."
(on)
