- plural of sheaf.
sheaves
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
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At his farm just outside Tunis, Hasan Chetoui stood clutching dry sheaves of wheat, the ears empty husks, after managing to save only 20 hectares of the 150 he planted.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
One depicted golden sheaves of wheat, another quarried gray ore, another the tufted wool of sheep.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
Her organization sees sheaves of Social Security numbers available as “buy-one-get-one” deals packaged with other consumer data on offer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
She had sheaves of notes: ideas jotted down in the middle of the night, corrections, references to relevant articles on every aspect of the house interiors and exterior.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2021
There’s a section with big rolls of silage, too, packed up to the ceiling with thin rope, and another section with huge sheaves of wheat ready to be ground into flour.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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