chest of drawers
noun phrase
: a piece of furniture designed to contain a set of drawers (as for holding clothing)
Examples of chest of drawers in a Sentence
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Some of the things the couple found inside were a calendar from 2006, a chest of drawers from the 1920s, old photographs of a competition the town used to host, and old bowls with recipes hand-painted on them.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
Brooke: It just got redeposited back on my chest of drawers.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Photo: Nick Mele Another angle of the color-coordination in Julia Amory Charleston, where woven accessories—jute rugs, baskets, and a chest of drawers—makes the space earthbound.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
Indeed, making the decision to part with your great aunt’s dining room hutch or your grandfather’s depression-era chest of drawers, can be fraught with emotion.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 27 July 2024
In the Instagram shot, the dark red slime could be seen dripping down a chest of drawers and onto Cavallari’s cream carpet.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
In the powder room, Dunham repurposed an antique chest of drawers into a vanity, topping it with Carrera marble and a Jandelle unlacquered-brass sink.
—Rachel Gallaher, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2024
One of the candles on the chest of drawers in the hall went out.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In the sans-adjective sale, Sotheby’s Chippendale block-front chest of drawers, made in Boston around 1765, sold for $10,795, on an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
Brooke: It just got redeposited back on my chest of drawers.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Photo: Nick Mele Another angle of the color-coordination in Julia Amory Charleston, where woven accessories—jute rugs, baskets, and a chest of drawers—makes the space earthbound.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
Indeed, making the decision to part with your great aunt’s dining room hutch or your grandfather’s depression-era chest of drawers, can be fraught with emotion.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 27 July 2024
In the Instagram shot, the dark red slime could be seen dripping down a chest of drawers and onto Cavallari’s cream carpet.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
In the powder room, Dunham repurposed an antique chest of drawers into a vanity, topping it with Carrera marble and a Jandelle unlacquered-brass sink.
—Rachel Gallaher, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2024
One of the candles on the chest of drawers in the hall went out.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In the sans-adjective sale, Sotheby’s Chippendale block-front chest of drawers, made in Boston around 1765, sold for $10,795, on an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Chest of drawers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest%20of%20drawers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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