desk

Example Sentences

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Alary maxed out two of his own credit cards to buy other equipment, including a desk and laptop for an assistant he planned to hire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Surrounded by company executives as he sat at his Oval Office desk, Trump said there would be "no negative impact" from the changes.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Modern people no longer store the substance of their lives in desk drawers or filing cabinets.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

I stopped at Tante Jans’s rooms just long enough to take a briefcase of papers from the desk.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom