shelf

Example Sentences

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Nitrate is beautiful, but it has a shelf life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s a godsend that many new energy technologies are available off the shelf right now, and this crisis will likely speed up the energy transition all over the world.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“We’re not making records that are just going to go sit on the shelf — these are records we’re continually repressing all the time anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Beyond a couple of scuff marks and some debris jammed into the treads, our sojourn had left the shoes looking much as they had when I’d first taken them off the shelf.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I almost caught it by the string, but then, in the blink of an eye, it was up on the shelf.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff