cupboard

Example Sentences

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The Lakers likely also will have to empty their cupboard of those first-round picks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Longer-life products such as canned goods or cereals are used to help stock the school's community cupboard.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A good first step to reducing screen time could be designating a set place in the home for devices, such as a particular cupboard.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The divestment of its remaining food brands would be a milestone for a group that long championed holding pantry and bathroom staples in one corporate cupboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I rushed to the cupboard, the spiral phone cord stretched flat, and read the name from the bag.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas