shelves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The products on our bathroom shelves, marketed as clean, stripped away essential bacteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The younger Saavedra battled with his father in the late ’90s about changing the brand’s label to help it stand out on crowded shelves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Oral Wegovy may have beaten Foundayo to the shelves, too, but Lilly figured out how to distinguish its pill another way.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Within days, inventory systems may no longer match what is actually on shelves.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
There were rows and rows of metal shelves in this room, each filled with thin, gleaming boxes.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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