: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library
Examples of the stacks in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebJacket sleeves, collars, and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines.—Tian MacLeod Ji, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2024 Prosecutors said serial numbers on the gold bars and fingerprints on tape that bound together the stacks of cash were traced to Hana and Daibes.—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 17 July 2024 Prosecutors said serial numbers on the gold bars and fingerprints on tape that bound together the stacks of cash were traced to Mr. Hana and Mr. Daibes.—Larry Neumeister and Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024 New and used records, CDs and books are neatly displayed along the walls and in the stacks, and shoppers looking for a good deal are invited to dig through the $1 bins.—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the stacks
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