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
What follows is simply a sampler, a few sheaves from this fall’s rich and strange abundance.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022
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
It was steered by its rear wheel, using steel cables in sheaves, and could turn in a circle with a radius only slightly greater than its wheelbase.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022
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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