pillowcase
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noun
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Or - in Mouat's case - going pillowcase shopping and "spending far too much money" on the morning of the semi-final.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Under the cover of darkness, an underling used satellite imagery to pick his way through vineyards near the prison before tossing a pillowcase over the walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
I lie down on the cot, the paper pillowcase crackling in my ears like radio static.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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