desk

Example Sentences

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The center, just outside the burn area on Woodbury Road in Altadena, combines all the county functions involved in the rebuilding at one long desk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In one room, an emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police hung behind a desk flanked by Indian flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The couple had no idea they had been tricked until they arrived at the airline check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport and were told they had fake tickets.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Visitors can even pay to spend a few hours working in the writing room of Mark Twain’s Connecticut house, although sitting at his desk is—oddly—forbidden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

On a platform called the rostrum was Miss Myrt’s – teacher’s – desk.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck