How to Use drawer in a Sentence
drawer
noun- There are some pens in my desk drawer.
- He stood there in only his drawers.
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At the bottom of the stove was a drawer that held pots and pans.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2023
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There was not much cash in the drawer, so the robber told the clerk to open the safe.
—Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021
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Just press and hold the icon in the app drawer and tap Uninstall.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
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The gun’s case was in a dresser drawer, but not the gun.
—cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
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Measure the height of your drawer and cut pieces of pipe to size.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
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The drawer in this unit is almost as large as the whole unit.
—Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 7 June 2022
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Lea’s Olympic medals, Erik said with a laugh, are in a sock drawer.
—Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
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The easy-to-empty waste drawer holds a week’s worth of waste per cat.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
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Now, the golf ball lives in a drawer, a token from a wild night.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
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Close the drawer and leave it there (not in your pocket).
—Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
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Close the drawer and leave it there (not in your pocket).
—Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2022
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Close the drawer and leave it there (not in your pocket).
—Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2022
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Close the drawer and leave it there (not in your pocket).
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022
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Close the drawer and leave it there (not in your pocket).
—cleveland, 27 Mar. 2022
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His cell phone is put away in a drawer, like a pair of dirty socks.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2022
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If the stove is the heart of the Southern kitchen, well the junk drawer is the hidden secret.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Soon enough, tank tops will be pushed to the back of the drawer as sweaters take center stage.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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One of the highlights for her was the brass pull-out drawers with the linen lining.
—Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 22 Mar. 2023
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If the drawer or drip tray has any oil in the bottom, don't flush it down the kitchen sink.
—Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2021
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Things like the weighted slide of a drawer and swing of a cupboard.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2021
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Now the cat doesn't open the door as often, but he's learned how to move the key and open locked drawers.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Start with one dresser drawer, then move on to the next.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
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While the drawer was open, the other two men rushed toward the cashiers.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2021
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Lucia dug around in the drawers and pulled out a big black T-shirt.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
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There’s a tiny little drawer on the side for small tchotchkes.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 13 July 2022
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Adjust the size of the rectangle to fit the shelf or drawer.
—Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2021
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There are racks that fit in a drawer, small shelves that mount on the back of a cabinet door, and multi-tier risers that make all those small containers visible on a cabinet shelf.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
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With its distinct wood grain and seven spacious drawers, this trendy dressing table will demand attention in any room.
—Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2025
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