on the shelf
Example Sentences
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If they do, the chips will sit on the shelf until demand returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The government says it is determined that the recommendations from the Nottingham review will not "sit on the shelf."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“We’re not making records that are just going to go sit on the shelf — these are records we’re continually repressing all the time anyway.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
But leave the megadoses on the shelf unless a doctor advises them.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
She shoves the pictures back in the box, and puts the box on the shelf.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
