desk

Example Sentences

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He celebrated wins by playing music by his favorite rapper, the Notorious B.I.G., on the trading desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Working at a desk in his dorm room, he spent hours identifying the IP addresses—numerical labels, similar to phone numbers, assigned to devices—connected to the network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“That is why I’m running for governor, to make sure that when things come to my desk, the first question is going to be, why did we need this?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

Tansy told her not to use her sleeve and to look in teacher’s desk drawer for a spare handkerchief.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck