shelf
Example Sentences
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These continental shelf areas cover nearly half of the Arctic Ocean.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The traditional variety Balangar has a very short shelf life, sometimes as little as a three or four days, which limits the farmer's selling options.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
During one warehouse visit, a picker fulfilled an order of banana chips and chocolate in about 90 seconds, guided by a hand-held device directing her to each shelf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
But at a Dick’s in Huntington Beach, Calif., in March, no one had heard of a Shibumi and it took a while to find a few gathering dust on a shelf in the back.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Clare’s single, undead ear might have missed the soft clink of jars on the shelf above the hearth.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
