carrel

Example Sentences

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John was old enough to climb out, but Witcher put Delia in the carrel and gave John a book.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2022

He shares his remote refuge, a forgotten carrel on the 9th floor, with a woman with a distinct resemblance to Ozeki herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021

I looked at the hillside, at the woman in the next carrel sneak-eating Starburst.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2018

I sat in a remote study carrel in the library’s stacks, next to a narrow, dim window with an interior view, and idled through the brittle pages in bound volumes.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 16, 2015

I was learning in the obvious academic ways, holding my own in classes, doing most of my studying in a quiet room at the Third World Center or in a carrel at the library.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama