carrel
Example Sentences
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There is plenty to be said about Michael Jackson’s complicated life and even thornier legacy — sufficient material to fuel an infinity of late-night debates and a half-dozen library carrels of dissertations.
From Los Angeles Times
The original study carrel, one assumes, wasn’t intended to resemble the Nazi symbol, or to evoke shocked recognition in an American teenager whose relatives were exiled or murdered by the armies marching under it.
From New York Times
The shared work space, where people can rent desks for a monthly fee like at WeWork or Cove, is handsomely furnished — like a graduate student study carrel brought to you by Room & Board.
From New York Times
As you’re led to it in the dark, your seat looks like a library carrel, partitioned off like all of the others.
From New York Times
As the NFL crowd cheers, horse race bettors sit quietly before their individual screens at what look like library carrels.
From Washington Post
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