desk

Example Sentences

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In 1982 I was recruited by the New York Times to take the No. 2 spot on its influential art criticism desk.

From Los Angeles Times

Given the past week’s low trading volume, investors will be watching how the market behaves during the first week of December, when more traders will be back at their desks.

From MarketWatch

Industrial discipline migrated from shop floor to office desk.

From The Wall Street Journal

A slew of memoirs by Californians, famous and not, crossed my desk this year.

From Los Angeles Times

“Too many offenses now warrant only a desk appearance ticket”—a summons to appear in court at a later date, which many offenders fail to do.

From The Wall Street Journal