Example Sentences

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Kristi Anderson, a waitress at The Gateway Cafe in South Lake Tahoe, California said she’s already filled up her gas tank and was stocking up on food and firewood.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

It's unclear if Pence's massive expenditure was for his own book, though it's unlikely he was stocking up on the seven volumes of Harry Potter for 10,000 people.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

Speed was a “gun enthusiast” who was stocking up on scarce items during the coronavirus pandemic like many other kinds of consumers, she said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

A Fengtai resident was stocking up on groceries at a nearby Carrefour on Saturday, uncertain whether restrictions would continue.

From Reuters • May 21, 2022

When my daughter found me, I was stocking shelves in a Bag ’n Go market.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli