SHEAF in a Sentence
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13 example sentences for SHEAF, such as:
1. The young woman turned over a sheaf of counterfoils.
2. A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.
3. He took a sheaf of worn and greasy forms from his pocket.
4. He wrote seldom in the sheaf of papers which lay in his desk.
5. The lawyer picked up a sheaf of papers as he rose to question the witness.
2. A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.
3. He took a sheaf of worn and greasy forms from his pocket.
4. He wrote seldom in the sheaf of papers which lay in his desk.
5. The lawyer picked up a sheaf of papers as he rose to question the witness.
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Meanings and Examples of SHEAF
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sheaf
n. bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
Classic Sentence:
1 Here, with its sheaf sliced in four, exposing a white cone, Giles offered his wife a banana.
2 He took a sheaf of worn and greasy forms from his pocket.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
3 The young woman turned over a sheaf of counterfoils.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
4 The side window of the newspaper office opened and a hand was extended, bearing a sheaf of long narrow galley proofs, smeared with fresh ink and thick with names closely printed.
5 The Old Guard signified their disapproval by a sheaf of cards, regretting their inability to accept Scarlett's kind invitation.
6 In the desk lay a manuscript translation of Hauptmann's Michael Kramer, the stage directions of which were written in purple ink, and a little sheaf of papers held together by a brass pin.
7 He wrote seldom in the sheaf of papers which lay in his desk.
8 "A large sheaf, but I know there's room in your heart for it, Marmee dear," added Meg's tender voice.
9 Thus, a blazing spear, a sword of flame, a bow, or a sheaf of arrows seen in the midnight sky, prefigured Indian warfare.
10 An ax will be useful, a hunting spear not bad, but a three-pronged fork will be best of all: a Frenchman is no heavier than a sheaf of rye.
11 Any one who has seen fireworks will recall the sheaf formed of interlacing lightnings which is called a bouquet.
Example Sentence:
1 The lawyer picked up a sheaf of papers as he rose to question the witness.
2 A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.