How to Use shelf in a Sentence

shelf

noun

• Put the vase on the shelf.
• Will you get that book down off the shelf?
• We don't have much shelf space.
• The shelves float on a wall in the colors of the ocean floor.
  — House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
• Pull items out of the closet and wipe down the shelves.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
• Even if yeast was now back on the shelf, what was the point?
  — Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022
• The shelves are stocked, and that wasn’t the case when the Bears drafted Justin Fields.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
• Here are details on the puffs to please, and the sad fails best left on the shelf.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
• What did the elf on the shelf dress up as for Halloween?
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
• Rich, warm woods and shelves lined with books are in the DNA of dark academia decor.
  — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
• Joe took out the trash, delivered parts, ran the counter and stocked the shelves.
  — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Then the pandemic hit, and so the idea was put on the shelf for a year.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022
• Most off-the-shelf condiments are meant to last many months.
  — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2022
• But now there are no books and no shelves and no beach road.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Leave the loaves on the shelf and grab some everything bagels.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
• Your elf on the shelf will be nice and cozy in their bread blanket.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 Oct. 2022
• And yes, my awards shelf is very nice, but there’s so much more to do.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
• Here is a list of the food and drug items pulled off the shelves in November.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
• Its next job will be to package and roll it off the shelf for years to come.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
• The thief then reached down to a shelf for more items to throw at the customer on his way out the door.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2022
• Many of the shelves at the Rite Aid in El Segundo were bare.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
• The traps ended up on the shelf with 80 expired fish in them.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
• The tapes that sat on a shelf for more than 40 years form a large part of the film and were crucial.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
• Once the space is empty, wipe the shelves and vacuum the floor.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• The distressed tabletop exudes vintage charm, while the bottom slatted shelf prevents the piece from appearing too bulky.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
• Mama winds through the labyrinth of shelves, smiling when her fingers gloss the gold spine of a good read, the same way my hand slides over Angelou’s book.
  — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
• One easy way to tackle odors in your bathroom is to place a little bowl of baking soda on a bathroom shelf to absorb any unpleasant smells.
  — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
• The shelf even has an opening for feeding a cord right through it for tangle-free access.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
• These digital price tags enable stores to change prices on shelves 100 times a day.
  — David Carlucci, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
• It's developed a half-height compartment that works as a side console, complete with a flat shelf top.
  — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026