on the shelf

Example Sentences

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I watched him pick through the brown paper packets on the shelf behind him.

From Literature

I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.

From Literature

I put the photograph back on the shelf and go over to join her.

From Literature

Mr. Brennan pointed to a box on the shelf.

From Literature

I almost caught it by the string, but then, in the blink of an eye, it was up on the shelf.

From Literature