pillowcase
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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Under the cover of darkness, an underling used satellite imagery to pick his way through vineyards near the prison before tossing a pillowcase over the walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Clean Our Patch Community Interest Company said volunteers found the items hidden in a pillowcase in a carrier bag near the former railway depot at Laira in Plymouth on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
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
After parking on a random street, he tosses me a pillowcase.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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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
Once they are clean and dry, consider using breathable storage bags or pillowcases to protect them from dust, dirt, and potential damage.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The items - which included a bedspread and pillowcases sewn by Elizabeth I and her ladies in waiting - were led by an "extremely rare" ivory silk satin sleeve and sleeve support.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
We bought her an oilcloth and helped her stitch clothes and pillowcases out of the fabric she had saved over the years.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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