drawer

Example Sentences

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Straight away we’re suspicious that Carney and co-screenwriter Peter McDonald stashed this story in a drawer ages ago and didn’t bother to dust it off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

They do not wilt accusingly in your crisper drawer.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The child, who was not charged with any wrongdoing, told police he obtained the firearm by mounting a drawer to reach his mother's handbag on top of a dresser, where the handgun was kept.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

And the solution was hiding in my desk drawer all along.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Except – I wiggled and jiggled the drawer like we’d done the other day and then – yes, it was there.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler