How to Use shelf in a Sentence
shelf
noun- Put the vase on the shelf.
- Will you get that book down off the shelf?
- We don't have much shelf space.
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The shelves float on a wall in the colors of the ocean floor.
— House Beautiful, 5 June 2023 -
Pull items out of the closet and wipe down the shelves.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024 -
The shelves are stocked, and that wasn’t the case when the Bears drafted Justin Fields.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024 -
Here are details on the puffs to please, and the sad fails best left on the shelf.
— Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 -
Rich, warm woods and shelves lined with books are in the DNA of dark academia decor.
— Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Joe took out the trash, delivered parts, ran the counter and stocked the shelves.
— Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Then the pandemic hit, and so the idea was put on the shelf for a year.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022 -
But now there are no books and no shelves and no beach road.
— Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Leave the loaves on the shelf and grab some everything bagels.
— Casey Barber, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022 -
And yes, my awards shelf is very nice, but there’s so much more to do.
— Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024 -
Here is a list of the food and drug items pulled off the shelves in November.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024 -
Its next job will be to package and roll it off the shelf for years to come.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Once the space is empty, wipe the shelves and vacuum the floor.
— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023 -
This picture frame looks straight off of a thrift store shelf.
— Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 -
Grab a beach read from the shelf of staff favorites — always a good bet.
— Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024 -
There were shelves laden with thousands of small sake jars.
— Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 -
The sturdy lower shelf holds two stacks of about 15 books each.
— New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023 -
The officer was unable to find the book on the classroom shelves.
— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023 -
What books are being banned or removed off the shelf in Iowa?
— John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2024 -
Now, bake some cookies, hang your stockings and put that elf on the shelf.
— Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022 -
The two-tier shelf is a space saver but the white and gold design looks premium.
— Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 -
There would be shelves and rows of just the tail, just the tongue, just different finger parts.
— William Earl, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024 -
For a sumptuous look, paint your shelves in a bold hue with a high gloss sheen.
— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023 -
About three hours into the meeting, the board voted quickly to keep the two books on the shelves of high schools.
— CNN, 3 Feb. 2024 -
In a nearby liquor store, bottles shimmied off their shelves and smashed to the floor.
— David L. Stern, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Keep milk in the coldest part of your fridge, usually in the back of the bottom shelf, to help it last longer.
— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2023 -
McGee leaves a little room on both the top and bottom shelf of her bar cart for a few yuletide decorations.
— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2024
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