How to Use chair in a Sentence

chair

1 of 2 noun
  • She's chair of the school board this year.
  • We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room.
  • Address any questions to the committee chair.
  • He is now chair of the English department.
  • Kirk slumped to his left in his chair.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This chair adds tons of charm to any room.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • For the rest of us, pull up a chair.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To look over at Stephen’s chair.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • His term as chair is up in May.
    — John Melloy,yun Li, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There is no rush to be first chair, no mad dash to the top.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The best chairs cost $300 or more.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • From pulling up a chair and having a chat.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Bring chairs and blankets for the show.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For a table with enough chairs.
    — Vin Diesel, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • There’s enough chairs for people to sit in.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Add seating such as chairs, a bench or a swing.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Front chairs support the forelegs.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • People even set out chairs and meet friends there.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
  • Kirk slumped in his chair, blood gushing from his neck.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And a chair in the middle of the tent was turned over.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some sat sunken in the leather roller chairs in front of their lockers.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This is Hill’s third three-year term as chair; terms are three years.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
  • Not all past Fed chairs have been vastly wealthy.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And who are this year’s Met Gala co-chairs again?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This will be Williams' first time serving as chair.
    — Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
  • Punk sat on a chair and waited for Reigns to get him.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • An office chair also makes a nice gift.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • One was a kid taking a nap on some chairs at a party.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But here is the description of one of chairs.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • Someone seemed healthy all day, came home from work, sat in his chair – and died.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023

chair

2 of 2 verb
  • He's been chosen to chair the task force on school violence.
  • This year’s jury will be chaired by Park Chan-wook.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • She, along with a guy named John McEnroe, co-chaired this year’s event.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Kennedy had to be wheel-chaired into the officials’ locker room.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Nyong’o is the first Black and first African to chair the Berlinale jury.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Bernie Sanders, who was chairing the hearing, ordered Mullin to sit down.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Kapur also chairs the studio’s board of AI ethics.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Raimondo and Holcomb co-chair it.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Scott Spiker, who chairs the committee.
    — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Hayes will stick around on the 10-person board, which is chaired by Peter Boneparth.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Trump is expected to chair discussions on the issues raised by the roundtable.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Karp had chaired the firm since 2008 and has spent his entire 40-year career there.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The committee is chaired by Woods, which has to help Torrey Pines.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the PIF.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Powell chaired his first of more than 65 meetings in March 2018.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ueda is set to chair his first Bank of Japan policy meeting later in the month.
    — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Trump taps Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Markets, however, expect the Fed to hold steady next week in the first meeting chaired by Warsh.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
  • Rick Scott, who chairs the caucus, said McCarthy’s debt proposal was too vague.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Arian Khaefi, who co-chairs San Diego Sings!
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Jim Doyle and Tommy Thompson co-chaired the fundraising campaign.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Pritzker also later chaired the museum’s board.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Jordan, who will chair the weaponization subcommittee, did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In the administration’s early months, Bush asked him to chair a task force on terrorism, too.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Schmitt asked Detective Gregg Pemberton, who chairs the union.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Both co-chaired the event with Wintour, who wore a Loewe custom floor-length jacket adorned in feathers that formed tulip bouquets.
    — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Lo chairs Shui On; his daughter and heir apparent Stephanie Lo is vice chairman.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Raymond Meza, who chairs the commission, sounded optimistic about the prospects.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Lyles chairs the commission, which is the policy board for CATS.
    — Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Event supports critical services Black, who chairs this year's event, won a practice round as the group prepared for the fundraiser.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

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