shelf

Example Sentences

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On the shelf, also waiting for the royal arrival, there were gnomes of Sir David, Alan and King Charles.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

A former podcaster, Patel understands the modern media environment well enough to know that outrage has a short shelf life.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Seth, should investors in more-traditional types of energy become more flexible about alternative-energy investments, understanding that there is a shelf life in oil and gas?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

These rocks formed in a shallow marine environment along a continental shelf during the final stages of Gondwana's formation, before the supercontinent eventually split apart to form regions that became South America and Africa.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

He pulled a book off a nonfiction shelf at random—it was something about tax codes.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix