Examples of backrest in a Sentence
a chair with a cushioned backrest
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Porsche Finally, there are new carbon fiber seats, which now have folding backrests for better access to the rear.
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Many ergonomic office chairs come with a wide range of fully adjustable settings and parts such as the height, backrest, armrests and headrest.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The backrest is adorned with a pattern of hexagonal grilles, a nod to McLaren's road car designs, while carbon fiber leatherette is incorporated to reflect the use of materials that McLaren pioneered with the 1981 MP4/1 Formula 1 car.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The versatile front furniture set has three separate configurations, working as a two-person dining nook, rear-facing sofa with backrest and, finally, two bunk beds measuring 197 x 69 cm (78 x 27 in) and 193 x 79 cm (76 x 31 in), respectively.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Many ergonomic office chairs come with a wide range of fully adjustable settings and parts such as the height, backrest, armrests and headrest.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The backrest is adorned with a pattern of hexagonal grilles, a nod to McLaren's road car designs, while carbon fiber leatherette is incorporated to reflect the use of materials that McLaren pioneered with the 1981 MP4/1 Formula 1 car.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The versatile front furniture set has three separate configurations, working as a two-person dining nook, rear-facing sofa with backrest and, finally, two bunk beds measuring 197 x 69 cm (78 x 27 in) and 193 x 79 cm (76 x 31 in), respectively.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Backrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backrest. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest 
: a rest for the back
Medical Definition
backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest
: a rest for the back
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