- plural of shelf.
shelves
Americannoun
noun
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Since his arrest, publishers and book shops have pulled his works from shelves while schools in some states have removed Jasper's books from teaching lists.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Before, the books were placed on the general shelves in alphabetical order.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Stores have long struggled to keep paper tags updated so the prices displayed on shelves match the one charged at a register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
By the time I remember it’s happening, all the good sweets are gone from grocery store shelves, so any visiting trick-or-treaters get butterscotch suckers, breath mints or candy corn.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
It was bursting with things for sale: piled on shelves, tied to the wall, hanging from the ceiling in baskets and hammocks.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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