pillowcase
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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Clean Our Patch Community Interest Company said volunteers found the items hidden in a pillowcase in a carrier bag near the former railway depot at Laira in Plymouth on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
They placed hand warmers in the snake’s tank, then put him in a pillowcase with a Ziploc bag of hot water and stuck the pillowcase in an insulated sleeping bag.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Ivy swallowed a scream and opened the pillowcase wider, nearly sticking her whole head inside.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Now, if you took home economics in school, you might just think of baking brownies and sewing pillowcases.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
Once they are clean and dry, consider using breathable storage bags or pillowcases to protect them from dust, dirt, and potential damage.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The items - which included a bedspread and pillowcases sewn by Elizabeth I and her ladies in waiting - were led by an "extremely rare" ivory silk satin sleeve and sleeve support.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
Newcomers were told to bring pillowcases and a shoelace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
She directs me to the laundry room down the hall to grab blankets and pillowcases.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
