stocking

Example Sentences

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I’ve been primarily stocking up on — and eating — whole heads of garlic, which remain a kitchen essential year-round.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Bravo, too, to the AS Boutique hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the best complimentary hotel breakfast I’ve had and for stocking the minifridges in its rooms with complimentary water, beer, juice and soda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That will include building new infrastructure like pipelines away from the Strait of Hormuz and stocking up on oil to put in storage.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

On another Easter-related thread, a different commenter said: “We also throw in any leftover birthday favors and stocking stuffers.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Each stocking, hanging from the fireplace and swollen fat as sausages, could not have held another item.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy