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

Selvam hands us the two or three bundles we are taking with us which we hold on our laps until the carter tells us to stow them on top of the bales.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya