sheaf

noun

ˈshēf

plural sheaves ˈshēvz

Synonyms of sheaf next

: a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together

: something resembling a sheaf of grain

a sheaf of papers

: a large amount or number

sheaflike

ˈshēf-ˌlīk

adjective

Examples of sheaf in a Sentence

contends that casino gambling would generate a sheaf of social problems for the state

Recent Examples on the Web In a side room, a sheaf of poems, printed on edible paper, sat on a spotlighted pedestal. —

Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 Harvard Hillel’s president, Jacob Miller, pushed a sheaf of examples across a table during an interview. —

Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023 Arrange with wheat sheaves wrapped in satin ribbon for an elegant, natural touch. —

Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023 In their new paper, Fargues and Scholze prove that there’s always a way to match a coherent sheaf with an étale sheaf, and as a result there’s always a way to match a representation of a p-adic group with a representation of a Galois group. —

Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2021 That included the sequester, a sheaf of budget cuts enacted to settle a debt ceiling fight in 2011. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023 Underneath it, a streak of white paint perfectly denotes a sheaf of white paper. —

Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023 One pedestrian tried to come through in January wearing a sheaf of tablets that looked like a pair of shorts. —

Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023 On a cold evening in March, at a school board meeting in Oxford, Michigan, Buck Myre approached members with a sheaf of papers. —

Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 May 2023 See More

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