shelves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Scientists are now also exploring how it can be used to study the cryosphere, including ice shelves and sea ice.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Stores are also altering prices in real time on the shelves with electronic labels that make it simple for prices to be changed remotely and instantly, based on other dynamic pricing models like peak times.
From Salon • May 18, 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
As I shuffle through the random objects in search of a key, the shelves wobble and a stack of papers falls from the top shelf.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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