How to Use bookshelf in a Sentence

bookshelf

noun

• Those books no longer have a proper place on a young child's bookshelf.
  — Karin Klein Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
• Glick said the report was put on the bookshelf, and nothing was done.
  — CBS News, 27 Feb. 2021
• If the man’s size doesn’t scare you away from the pleasures within, his bookshelf might.
  — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
• There are some shiny instruments on the bookshelf next to the table.
  — Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
• Fill an oversized tabletop with a collection of tiny curios or place low seating next to a tall bookshelf.
  — Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
• The best computer speakers tend to be small powered bookshelf speakers.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
• The house even has a secret door, hidden behind a bookshelf in the office that leads to a staircase underneath the home.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2021
• Vintage China Styling your bookshelves or walls with vintage china plates or crockery is a great way to add some class and charm to your space.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
• It’s all microphone; no camera, no worrying about your hair or color-coded bookshelf background.
  — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
• For almost two years, a jumbo-sized Diptyque candle sat on a bookshelf in my living room completely untouched.
  — Allure Editors, Allure, 26 Jan. 2021
• Fill vases with bunches of these and set them on tables, bookshelves, and cabinets for the most wholesome harvest season aesthetic.
  — Melissa Epifano, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
• This terrarium is multifunctional and would look great as a decorative feature on a desk or on a bookshelf.
  — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2021
• Instead of the mono sound delivered by a single speaker, powered bookshelf speakers offer immersive, true stereo sound.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
• The pocket-size device is actually a Bluetooth speaker that looks great on a desk or bookshelf and ensures their jams are always playing.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
• With glass front-facing windows and raw wooden bookshelves, the store is filled with anything from graphic novels and picture books to poetry anthologies and adult novels — a new venture for the duo.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
• The aim is to explore solutions to the challenges that come with urbanization and make life easier for everybody everywhere - just like assembling the iconic bookshelf.
  — Emanuela Barbiroglio, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
• Now there’s a new entry to the canon: bookshelf wealth.
  — Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
• Put your books on the bookshelf, put your clothes in the drawers.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
• At some point, his host went to a bookshelf and took down a book.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023
• Stack a row of books on top for a sleek bookshelf with the bonus of storage space.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• This is the year of Black joy and Black love, and your bookshelf should reflect that.
  — Siena Giljum, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2021
• And the doors that lead out of the memory care unit are made to look like bookshelves.
  — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 1 May 2023
• Clear some space on your bookshelves for this one, folks!
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• Don’t forget to use the real estate at the top of the bookshelf, too.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Forbes, 31 May 2021
• Fanon lives on, too, as a mainstay of the college syllabus and the rebel’s bookshelf.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Kaye designed a bookshelf that extends the full length of the library.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 19 Oct. 2022
• The dual-sided bed has a bookshelf on one side and a desk on the other.
  — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2022
• Have something in the background, like a bookshelf, couch, or lamp.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
• My son, one day, was home from college and alone in the house and all of a sudden all the books in a bookshelf were thrown across the room.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
• On the far side of a bookshelf-cum-divider, Mira finds Jonathan’s bed.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024