How to Use shelf in a Sentence

shelf

noun
  • Put the vase on the shelf.
  • Will you get that book down off the shelf?
  • We don't have much shelf space.
  • The shelves float on a wall in the colors of the ocean floor.
    — House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • Pull items out of the closet and wipe down the shelves.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The shelves are stocked, and that wasn’t the case when the Bears drafted Justin Fields.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Here are details on the puffs to please, and the sad fails best left on the shelf.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
  • What did the elf on the shelf dress up as for Halloween?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Rich, warm woods and shelves lined with books are in the DNA of dark academia decor.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Joe took out the trash, delivered parts, ran the counter and stocked the shelves.
    — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Then the pandemic hit, and so the idea was put on the shelf for a year.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022
  • But now there are no books and no shelves and no beach road.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Leave the loaves on the shelf and grab some everything bagels.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Your elf on the shelf will be nice and cozy in their bread blanket.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 Oct. 2022
  • And yes, my awards shelf is very nice, but there’s so much more to do.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
  • Here is a list of the food and drug items pulled off the shelves in November.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Its next job will be to package and roll it off the shelf for years to come.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The traps ended up on the shelf with 80 expired fish in them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • The tapes that sat on a shelf for more than 40 years form a large part of the film and were crucial.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Once the space is empty, wipe the shelves and vacuum the floor.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • My nightmare is that there is no good cannabis on the shelf in the future.
    — Roy Trakin, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Let the tall person get the box of pasta from the top shelf at the grocery store.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 18 May 2022
  • Of course, that led to a special cleanup job, and taking the one new shoe off the shelf, etc.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • My grandma had the same two books on her shelf my whole life.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • Now Ukraine’s own off-the-shelf drones are coming for the Russians.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • This keeps generic medicines off the shelf and keeps prices for brand-name drugs high.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • This picture frame looks straight off of a thrift store shelf.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Grab a beach read from the shelf of staff favorites — always a good bet.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
  • The wall next to the fireplace is filled with rows and rows of books, with space on each shelf reserved for more.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • The village gave the stores a few weeks to remove the product from their shelves, and the village has not had an issue with compliance in the past year, Wold said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

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