sheaves

¹ American  

[shivz, sheevz] / ʃɪvz, ʃivz /

noun

1. plural of sheave.

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sheaves ² American  

[sheevz] / ʃivz /

noun

1. plural of sheaf.

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sheaves British  

/ ʃiːvz /

noun

1. the plural of sheaf

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Example Sentences

Perhaps it had been lost in a comical mix-up involving two identical sheaves of paper, in which Penelope’s notes were mistakenly swapped for, say, a collection of soup recipes.

From Literature

He was impressed by a man in a suit who showed up every day brandishing sheaves of paper, and who seemed to be in charge.

From New York Times

At his farm just outside Tunis, Hasan Chetoui stood clutching dry sheaves of wheat, the ears empty husks, after managing to save only 20 hectares of the 150 he planted.

From Reuters

In an excerpt of the poem ‘the red sheaves’ from his forthcoming collection, ‘perennial fashion presence falling,’ the multihyphenate artist gives a sneak peek of an infinitely rich and more unruly freedom jam.

From Los Angeles Times

One depicted golden sheaves of wheat, another quarried gray ore, another the tufted wool of sheep.

From Washington Post