under the counter

Example Sentences

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It reminds Shabana Mahmood of the years when she worked on the till in her parents' corner shop, with a cricket bat under the counter ready to deter shoplifters who stole, time and again.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Then we chose this tile under the counter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Instead, I used a flashlight, on my hands and knees, to rummage under the counter for my paneer press — a straight-sided, aluminum sieve that looks exactly like a small, perforated cake tin.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Biff folded the newspapers and put them back under the counter.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers