bookcase

Example Sentences

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The Qatari plane has oversize leather seats and a faux library bookcase.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"I brought one bookcase down to the void deck in the middle of the night. I was concerned about whether people would catch me doing something I was 'not supposed' to be doing."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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

A pile of luggage, the vaulted ceiling of a Victorian train station, a sliding staircase and a frolicsome bookcase conjure the various settings with minimal fuss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

“There aren’t any books on this bookcase because it’s not really a bookcase!” he cried.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix