shelves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In a clever piece of installation design, shelves built around the screen bring the painting’s illusions to life, displaying real bronzes, porcelains, texts and scholarly objects from Lee’s collection—modern curation fulfilling classical cultural capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Sanseido, a 145-year-old bookstore in Tokyo's book district Jimbocho, began putting zines on their shelves almost a year ago.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Lower sea levels reduced pressure on the bedrock beneath Antarctic ice shelves, allowing the land underneath to slowly rise upward.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Out of habit she made a beeline to the favorite shelves from her girlhood, the ones where the pony stories were kept.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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