sheaf
Example Sentences
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"I can talk about him forever, but that won't benefit the people of Bangladesh," the BNP leader said about the Islamist chief, to crowds waving flags with the party symbol, a sheaf of rice.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Yehorov, pulling a sheaf of stage notes from his pocket, dropped a container of toothpicks that hit the floor and scattered everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
The long edge of each new 130-page sheaf was dipped into a pool of melting glue, then dropped into a U-shaped cover.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024
The piled sheaf of papers from his confession resembles a manuscript.
From Salon • May 12, 2024
She pushes a sheaf of forms at me and doesn’t look at me again.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.