drawer

Example Sentences

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Even a sticker on Scottie’s dresser drawer referring to “E.T.” makes us consider the tragic new limits of these children’s lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

As for this $150,000: It’s better off in your bank account than in a drawer.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

People lose their mail when it “gets stuck behind a drawer, not when they intentionally throw it away.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Jeremy slid the saucer aside and pulled the instruction sheet out of the desk drawer.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville