drawers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Previously, rulings were made based on the nature of the maps themselves, rather than the intent of their drawers.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
He had drawers full of sketches but little finished work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
It raised a toast to the crazy ones, told everyone to think different, sold billions of phones, banked trillions of dollars and filled our drawers with a gazillion white cables.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead of shelves of alcohol, apothecary drawers stocked with ingredients like goji berries and angelica root line the walls, permeating the room with their scent.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
By the time the sun of that last morning crept across Camilla’s sleeping form, we were hunkered, lurking within the drawers.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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