vertical file
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.
There is no vertical file at the county HQ labeled “Cheerios Park: Name.”
From Washington Post
This happens so often that she has prepared a document that sits in the vertical file that explains how little we are sure of.
From Washington Post
In “Cubed” he walks us through the invention of a few of our favorite things: the vertical file cabinet, the suspended ceiling, the fluorescent light bulb, the elevator, the Dictaphone, the human-resources department.
From New York Times
Probably the best arrangement for a large part of this material is to assign a subject heading or a class number and keep in a vertical file alphabetically or by class number.
From Project Gutenberg
Next to it, Mr. Moggridge’s nifty bright red space heater from 1973, which resembles a vertical file lying on its side, seems to bow in veneration.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
