Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

stack

[stak] / stæk /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Among their claims, the campaign shared a photo of a USC student volunteering for Ugarte’s campaign delivering a stack of ballots to a drop box.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

He has been preparing for days and has a stack of notes that he’s ready to share.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

She was also holding a stack of yard signs for Cait Conley, the Democratic challenger in New York’s 17th Congressional District.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Not just because they towered overhead, the biggest dwarfing a stack of 10 blue whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Harlow is curled on her side, a stack of books on the bedside table.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Online influencers have been marketing peptides in what they have called "stacks" for unproven uses, claiming they can be used as a quick way to help people look younger, heal or improve their skin.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ryuta Makino, an analyst at Gabelli Funds, told MarketWatch that Micron’s stock stacks up well on a relative basis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

It would include combining the technology stacks for the various streaming platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It also stacks an additional $15,000 credit for each new hire to incentivize expanding journalist head counts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Dubivko walked through compartments crowded with pipes and valves, engines and batteries, sleeping bunks and stacks of supplies, busy young men at controls.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Michigan and Ohio State are two of the biggest, baddest, richest, most successful, most stacked, most full-of-themselves college football programs on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Paul Pagett showed me a cupboard stacked with yellow sharps containers that have all been recovered from the recycling stream since the start of the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Brooks, Hokas, New Balance, Adidas and On shoes were stacked to the ceiling inside DesignerDeals4Less, L.A. police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

And with cinema more ephemeral than ever, and “The Devils” stacked against new theatrical heavy-hitters, there was no guarantee that anyone who had seen the film would actually want to talk about it.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

All around him were crates and trunks and bags neatly stacked on shelves and lined up on the floor.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis

The New York Times' investigation noted that recruiting candidates to split an opponent's vote -- a practice known as ballot stacking -- is generally legal and has been used by both parties in Alaska.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Hollywood Park’s legal losses are stacking up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I just had to buy a car, which stung, but every other spare dollar goes toward stacking.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ms. Singer calls it a gimmick, noting that “many kids were clicking, dragging and dropping—essentially stacking or compiling—prewritten coding blocks, without writing out the computer code itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Cat, glancing around, saw Macon stacking scrap wood outside the workshop.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com