- plural of shelf.
shelves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mandel’s two subsequent books, “The Glass Hotel” released in 2020 and “Sea of Tranquility” which hit bookshop shelves in 2022, were both featured on former President Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year” list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The pallets will be organized so store workers can pull them to a single aisle, and the items can be unloaded in the order they are stocked on shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Three years later, Kane and Abel, a ripping page-turner about the roller-coaster financial fortunes of two men who initially shared nothing but a date of birth, flew off the shelves.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“And then ’twas put among the Dust / Upon the Closet shelves – .”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Look! There's more glitter on one of the shelves," Nancy cried.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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