file cabinet

noun

US

: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

Examples of file cabinet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One plaintiff alleged that the employee went into her office and took a photograph of her, her driver's license and her house key from a broken file cabinet. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026

Having legal documents on hand, at a lawyer’s office or in a file cabinet not only provides peace of mind, but can prevent conflict and legal fees when tragedy or challenges arise. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

Here, an old flat file cabinet works as a coffee table. — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025

The same voters who have swung recent elections are the most adamant that Congress should pry the whole file cabinet open. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

Good thing Dexter is in the room with a file cabinet containing a treasure trove of documents on every serial killer in the world, including the ones Dexter has killed this season. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025

Resurrected from file cabinet drawers, the data is now being used to drive new research. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025