1
: a sloping surface or place
2
: the state or degree of sloping
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
The colonial interior has hardwood floors, plenty of display shelving, large windows and theme decor – such as a door painted to resemble a red English phone booth.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
This prewar one-bedroom in a Lenox Hill co-op has nice features, as shown in listing photos, like a wood-burning fireplace in the living room, built-in shelving, and hardwood floors, but it hasn’t been recently renovated.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 May 2025
In another case, a patron was touching himself inappropriately and approaching a staff member shelving books.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Design Within Reach Folk Ladder Desk Specs Create the home office of your Danish design dreams with this solid wood ladder desk that combines space-saving functionality with the option of expandable shelving.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
The colonial interior has hardwood floors, plenty of display shelving, large windows and theme decor – such as a door painted to resemble a red English phone booth.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
This prewar one-bedroom in a Lenox Hill co-op has nice features, as shown in listing photos, like a wood-burning fireplace in the living room, built-in shelving, and hardwood floors, but it hasn’t been recently renovated.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 May 2025
In another case, a patron was touching himself inappropriately and approaching a staff member shelving books.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shelving
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“Shelving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelving. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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