shelf

Example Sentences

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They wanted candy bars and grabbed them off the shelf and mimed taking bites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Your goal is to put as many books on the shelf of your library as possible so people can take them down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Food preservatives are widely used in industrially processed foods to extend shelf life and maintain product quality.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

The difference was barely discernible - when Nibedita pointed her camera to the plates, glasses and bowls on a shelf near the wall, the indoor temperatures hovered around 40C.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

As I shuffle through the random objects in search of a key, the shelves wobble and a stack of papers falls from the top shelf.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler