pillowcase
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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
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
As for not knowing how to fold fitted sheets, thanks for the tip on keeping them in the pillowcase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
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
Akira ran back to Nova’s room and grabbed a sweatshirt, a pillowcase, and a pink backpack.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Use towels, pillowcases or T-shirts to cushion your dishes and other delicate items.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
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 items - which included a bedspread and pillowcases sewn by Elizabeth I and her ladies in waiting - were led by an "extremely rare" ivory silk satin sleeve and sleeve support.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
Newcomers were told to bring pillowcases and a shoelace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Below these pillowcases, which are red, their clothes are ordinary: a leisure outfit, a pair of gray flannel slacks with a white shirt tucked in, the bottom of a conservative navy-blue suit.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
