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pillowcase

[pil-oh-keys] / ˈpɪl oʊˌkeɪs /




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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2024

They placed hand warmers in the snake’s tank, then put him in a pillowcase with a Ziploc bag of hot water and stuck the pillowcase in an insulated sleeping bag.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

A reddish-brown stained pillowcase and hair strands are among the items seized by the police from Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's apartment, according to an unsealed search warrant.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2023

I lie down on the cot, the paper pillowcase crackling in my ears like radio static.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Branded pillowcases, glasses and gold-rimmed plates are among the items that have allegedly vanished from the jet.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2024

By late 2022, more than 100 people were living there in wall-to-wall tents alongside seven-figure bungalows, a shop selling $180 linen pillowcases and the Gold’s Gym that Arnold Schwarzenegger made famous.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2024

Now, if you took home economics in school, you might just think of baking brownies and sewing pillowcases.

From Scientific American Oct. 26, 2023

Winfrey also told the BBC she “went shopping” at Walmart and Costco to get her supplies, which also included shampoo, diapers, sheets and pillowcases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2023

Clutching the pillowcases close to her chest, she walked toward her house.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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