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Synonyms

shelves

American  
[shelvz] / ʃɛlvz /

noun

  1. the plural of shelf.


shelves British  
/ ʃɛlvz /

noun

  1. the plural of shelf

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Example Sentences

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It's easy to see why more inventive Easter creations keep appearing on our shelves - people like to buy them.

From BBC

And while it didn’t exactly fly off the shelves, its concurrence with the height of the Seattle grunge music scene made the disheveled aesthetic a street-style must-have.

From Salon

Canada, a huge market for American alcohol, largely cleared its shelves of liquor, wine and beer from the U.S. over a year ago, cutting that market off nearly completely.

From The Wall Street Journal

Australia's sunscreen regulator has proposed sweeping reforms to the industry after a recent scandal saw dozens of popular brands pulled off shelves.

From BBC

Finding shows made before 2008 required a production assistant to search through shelves of cassette cases, some with only a Post-It note to identify what was inside.

From Los Angeles Times