shelves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
These long-approved, affordable medicines are on pharmacy shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The war in Iran continues to push risk premiums in oil, food, freight and many products on the shelves.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Ice shelves are massive floating extensions of glaciers that help slow the movement of enormous amounts of ice into the ocean.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
She began browsing shelves filled with silverware, pottery, clocks, paintings.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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