sheaves

¹ American

[sheevz] / ʃivz /

noun

plural of sheaf.

sheaves ² American

[shivz, sheevz] / ʃɪvz, ʃivz /

noun

plural of sheave.

sheaves British

/ ʃiːvz /

noun

the plural of sheaf

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Example Sentences

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Sheaves of golden wheat shimmer in a summer's sun in the remote central highlands of Afghanistan.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

When the melody of the old hymn, Bringing in the Sheaves, roared through, Brick nodded happily: "It's in there."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sheaves of paper, trash, DVDs that would probably never be played again....This can’t be it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Sheaves of stimulating footnotes had accumulated on his desk.

From South Wind by Douglas, Norman

Sheaves of rice, to represent the wedding guests, are placed beside the Rice-bride and the Rice-bridegroom.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

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