pillowcase

Example Sentences

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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Under the cover of darkness, an underling used satellite imagery to pick his way through vineyards near the prison before tossing a pillowcase over the walls.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

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

I lie down on the cot, the paper pillowcase crackling in my ears like radio static.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson