stow

Example Sentences

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Alternatively, Gulf producers could charter ships to stow crude at sea as their tanks on land fill up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She arranges for Paddington to stow away on a cargo ship to England and tells him to write to her at the Home for Retired Bears.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

The gift suggestions here all have two things in common: They’re small enough to stow in a stocking, and they give off serious big California energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Flights do not include "trolley bags" to stow in overhead compartments or checked baggage.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

And he'd seen them stow away aboard a ship raising its sails for a long voyage.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman