How to Use desk in a Sentence

desk

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  • We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk.
  • We went to the reception desk to check into our room.
  • The check-in desk moved from the 19th floor to the first.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • And that souvenir by my desk feels a little less cheeky.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
  • This moving sand art brings the beauty of the desert right to his desk.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The girl approached the teacher and threatened to break items on her desk.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
  • This astronaut stand is a cute way to brighten up their desk and protect their electronics.
    — Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Riley shut the door to his hotel room, set the bag of delivered food on the desk and put his cell phone conversation on speaker.
    — Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Jimbo Fisher rapped his knuckles on his desk late Wednesday morning, hoping for the best.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Diti Kohli is a general assignment reporter on the business desk.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Good Housekeeping experts consider a standing desk a worthy investment for those who work from home.
    — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Brooklynn took a breath, smiled and rose from the desk.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The desk is placed under the window and spans most of the length of the far wall.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The clip shows the countdown to the broadcast and Moshiri at the anchor desk.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Wood marked the first of the show’s reporters to sit behind the desk.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The desk's height is adjustable to grow with your child up to around 6 years old.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • When the case crossed John Feinblatt’s desk, his heart sank.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
  • Walden is a skewed desk made of black walnut with a book on it.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
  • Both chambers must pass the budget and send it to DeWine’s desk by the end of June.
    — cleveland, 6 Feb. 2023
  • For years, the show’s creator had kept the 33-inch model on his desk.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • In the cartoon, a pager is shown smoking on Tlaib's desk.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The coin struck a desk before dropping to the carpet and rolling a few feet on its side across the room.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • She has been perked up at the desk, pen in hand, taking notes about the details.
    — Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Burch-Smith has a framed Phantom of the Opera playbill above his desk.
    — Antonia Juhasz, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The victim ran across the street into the school and collapsed at the safety agent’s desk.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The Branch Duo is a cute, tiny little desk that's great for small spaces.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The front-facing design is fine for a desk or a nightstand.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If passed, the bills would then head to the state Senate before going to Kemp's desk.
    — Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Along the back wall the granite work surface includes a small desk.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Line up your water bottles for the day on your desk or kitchen counter.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023

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