Example Sentences

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Bookcases pack Naruto manga next to revolutionary scholarship.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

He indulges in anthropomorphism: Bookcases “stare,” books display an attitude of “mute resentment,” trees “press forward with desperate eagerness.”

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020

Bookcases line three walls of my living room.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2020

Bookcases are made from old printing blocks and buildings from a baseball camp owned by Red Sox legend Ted Williams.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2015

Bookcases filled with complete sets of Tom Swift, The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew were in the grade-school hallway and available to any student for the asking.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam