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Recent Examples of bookcase
Made from wood, the bookcase comes in black and has a few different wood stains.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Tom was working on a novel, and his office looked like a graduate student’s squat until Seamus showed up with wood and nails and stain, and built my father a bookcase.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The clerk squeezed between the back of Padmanabhan’s chair and a bookcase, removed a large volume, handed it over, and vanished.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Mirroring the look of a vertical bookcase, this would be right at home holding your favorite paperbacks, plants, and other knickknacks in addition to your kicks.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Tom was working on a novel, and his office looked like a graduate student’s squat until Seamus showed up with wood and nails and stain, and built my father a bookcase.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The clerk squeezed between the back of Padmanabhan’s chair and a bookcase, removed a large volume, handed it over, and vanished.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Mirroring the look of a vertical bookcase, this would be right at home holding your favorite paperbacks, plants, and other knickknacks in addition to your kicks.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bookcase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
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And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
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Flower petals had fallen onto the credenza and her daughter took cleaning to the next level.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Neither of them had any idea at the time that a bomb was ticking inside his chest.Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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The troops — wearing camouflage body armor with AR-style rifles slung across their chests — aren’t a typical fixture the suburban community.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Supporters of President-elect are accusing of obsessing over Kash Patel after the hearings of a fellow cabinet nominee focused on the nominee for Director.Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Six cabinet nominees have big job interviews today A number of high-profile nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet will face senators' questions on Wednesday.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
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Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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By and large, Republicans have coalesced around Trump’s Cabinet appointees such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who was nominated to be the next secretary of state.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy, had a net-positive rating, 40%-37% with 23% unsure.Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Skinner’s save knocked the puck to the sideboards, where McAvoy retrieved it.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Each one is suffused with vintage charm: plush fabrics, mahogany sideboards and Persian rugs.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Vengeance Most Fowl reportedly required over 40 shooting units, 30 animators and 30 set dressers and the secret to their success is patience and persistence.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Keeping your garage, kitchen, closet, dresser drawers, and bathroom neat and free of clutter is all about staying on top of the mess by continually getting rid of items that are no longer serving you or your home.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Servidors are massive and must be kept in a storage unit, but many other items are in the china closet, to the chagrin of Mr. Lepore’s mother, Virginia.Dan Barry, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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My china closet is peopled with memories, but only for me.Jessica Hornik, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
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“Bookcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookcase. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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