bookcase

Example Sentences

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Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

It was discovered without a dustcover on a bookcase during a home clearance in Bristol.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

In its Old Hollywood heyday, it once featured a secret casino accessed by hidden doors; the casino has since been removed, but the hidden door and hallway, found through a rotating bookcase, remain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

"Dementia is like a bookcase - your newest memories would be on the top and then sometimes memories fall out."

From BBC • May 30, 2024

“Three, sir,” said Dr. Zinchenko after popping open another window in the bookcase.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein