closet
Example Sentences
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If you have trouble closing drawers or closet doors, she wrote, it is time to start purging.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
No good comes from Niall being in the closet, but he's convinced far worse would come from stepping out of it.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
But that $1 million sitting in a savings account could risk getting slowly eaten by inflation, in the same way that moths chew away at your favorite suit in your closet.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
I’m referring to the “Devil Wears Prada 2,” which stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and a closet full of luxury fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“I heard Connie start coughing like she was choking, so I woke up . . .” “Then the closet door burst open and smoke started pouring out ”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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