the stacks

plural noun

: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

Examples of the stacks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Many students and writers come to peruse the stacks. Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025 But the stacks of discovery gleaned from the three crimes and the months Dominguez was housed in state’s hospital custody scuttled any possibility of a trial in 2024, McAdam told counsel in June. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Father and daughter find some privacy in the stacks. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 But in the stacks of the Alderman Library on the campus of the University of Virginia, the pencil and ink on the carrel shelf looked like nothing more than meaningless graffiti to almost everyone—except Professor Lise Dobrin and her students. April White, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“The stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stacks. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!