sheaf

Example Sentences

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"I can talk about him forever, but that won't benefit the people of Bangladesh," the BNP leader said about the Islamist chief, to crowds waving flags with the party symbol, a sheaf of rice.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The piled sheaf of papers from his confession resembles a manuscript.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

“This is not about me,” he said, handing me the sheaf.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Marco Flores was months away from finishing his prison sentence when an immigration agent showed up last spring at the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, west of Boston, and handed him a sheaf of papers.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023

In his hands was a sheaf of papers and Obinze could see a photocopy of his passport page.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie