How to Use rocking chair in a Sentence

rocking chair

noun
  • Curl up by the fireplace or on your front porch rocking chair.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The rocking chair traveled all over the world.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In the kitchen was a very old lady with gray hair in a rocking chair.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Some sat in white rocking chairs, holding tight to their phone lists.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There's just something about a rocking chair that stands the test of time.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 May 2019
  • Two red rocking chairs sit on their porch, perches for two black cats.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Curled up in the rocking chair in Alma’s room.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The balcony and rocking chairs on the top floor were my favorite.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Roly, years later, a grown man, is seated in a rocking chair.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 17 June 2020
  • Finish the look with antique planters and a rocking chair.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • The wide porch and white rocking chairs made this Southern girl feel right at home.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There were tires, a rocking chair, a shopping cart, shelving units and more.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Grab one of the black wooden rocking chairs on the long front porch and dig into a good book.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Why not set up a mini rocking chair for older siblings right next to the big one?
    — Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
  • One afternoon, a man sets up a rocking chair to watch practice.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Embrace the retro look with the best outdoor rocking chair made from metal.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That dragging sway of tempo that sounds like a porch sitting rocking chair.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Life's stresses seem to slow down with the rhythmic motion of a rocking chair.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • There were families in rocking chairs in front of the restaurant.
    — David Joy, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • The world’s largest rocking chair dwarfs Casey’s single-story city hall next door.
    — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Take a seat in a rocking chair that’s fashioned from an old wine barrel and toast to your good fortune.
    — Chris MacIas, SFChronicle.com, 24 July 2018
  • Bean bags, rocking chairs, squishy yacht buoys and padded blankets are scattered on the carpet near the front.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Two rocking chairs in an unstaffed booth as well as a number of empty spaces.
    — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The effect is a record that drifts in and out of song like someone in a rocking chair with a guitar in their arms.
    — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • If that sounds familiar, today is the perfect time to buy this set of two rocking chairs.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026

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