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pillowcase

[pil-oh-kays] / ˈpɪl oʊˌkeɪs /




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She describes how Dailey, ever hopeful of being exonerated, stayed fit with the help of an improvised dumbbell made by stuffing a pillowcase with his copious legal paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Clean Our Patch Community Interest Company said volunteers found the items hidden in a pillowcase in a carrier bag near the former railway depot at Laira in Plymouth on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024

The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Today, the annual roast is a two-day affair that begins on Friday afternoon when volunteers bring the pig to the garden, cut it open and place a pillowcase filled with aromatic veggies inside its belly.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

I reached into the pillowcase, took one of the crackers, and crumbled it about the little crack.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Use towels, pillowcases or T-shirts to cushion your dishes and other delicate items.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

For six months, Braun didn’t step foot outside his apartment, washing his hands until they bled and spending hours compulsively sterilizing and sanitizing his immediate surroundings, including boiling his toothbrush and pillowcases, even fruit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Now, if you took home economics in school, you might just think of baking brownies and sewing pillowcases.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023

The retired NHS consultant gynaecologist is now using pillowcases to put pressure on his wounds, and leftover antibiotics found in the house.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023

We loaded our dirty clothes into pillowcases and lugged them down the hill and up Stewart Street.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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