desk

Example Sentences

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The cuts most seriously affect the sports desk, which will effectively be scrapped, according to Murray, along with its international reporting desk.

From Salon

Before joining the Journal in 2005, she wrote for the New York Times, based at the City desk, where she helped cover city government, neighborhoods and the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Oh really,” the social worker mused, stroking his beard as he approached the large wooden reception desk.

From Literature

The worst part was that the sidewalls of our classroom only came up as high as our desks, so any passerby could watch.

From Literature

“There are all these little tricks to make sure that a mug feels the right size for Kermit and for that desk to feel the right height,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times