How to Use stack in a Sentence

stack

1 of 2 noun
  • She took a magazine from near the top of the stack.
  • He had arranged the letters in stacks.
  • The same goes for stacks of firewood.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The same goes for stacks of firewood.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Picture a prism pulling away from a stack of blocks.
    Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No more set, no more Marshall stacks.
    Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But in the meantime, her 4-ring stack is here to stay.
    Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The spacemen gave him a stack, shut their hatch, and flew off in haste.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • And for book lovers, that promise comes with a stack of can't-miss reads.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Then just fold the leaf over your stack and pop the whole thing into your mouth!
    Irene Yoo september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This stack takes up 50% of your total salary.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The paranormal team had set out stacks of tarot cards.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My mother passed away and left me a stack of savings bonds.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • As a kid, my favorite place was library stacks.
    Joe Mullich, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • And that stack is already taking shape.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Next, stack or line up dirty dishes, bowls and glasses by type.
    Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This context stack does not replace prompts.
    Jared Bowns, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Here are seven more of our best taco recipes for your stack of tortillas.
    Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Waymo then adds the sensor stack.
    Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026
  • No breading, no browning, no sky-high stack of pots and pans to clean.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
  • Starters range from calamari to deviled egg flights to a salmon and crab cake stack.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Also, choose the tech stack wisely.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And soon that small stack of papers on your desk turns into a full-on avalanche.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There’s like a million vocal stacks.
    Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • No towering stacks of video screens.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • This chair held a stack of trash bags and was pushed by an elderly man in a yarmulke.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Store stacks of paper napkins, cups, and plates that have been opened in a pantry.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The guilt of a stack of unread books is a low constant whine at the back of your head.
    Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Dust with flour and press down on stack with a rolling pin to flatten to a workable height.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
  • The bricks show up singly or in stacks across biennial venues.
    Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023

stack

2 of 2 verb
  • She stacked the plates in the cupboard.
  • He stacked the books on the table.
  • The other players accused him of stacking the deck.
  • She spent the afternoon splitting and stacking firewood.
  • They were stacked, jacked, ready.
    Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The odds seemed stacked against me.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Keep your hips stacked over your knees.
    Riya Davda, Outside, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of the year is well-stacked.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Chunk had the odds stacked against him this year.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The odds are stacked against Egypt.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The cast for the new heist thriller movie is stacked.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • His dad stacked stone at a quarry.
    Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The wins should begin to stack soon.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • How is that not just stacking the deck?
    CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The other names on the bill are stacked.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Tech is stacked at running back.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • On its face, the card is pretty stacked.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Yet the odds are stacked against that outcome.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Move stacked firewood far away from the house.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • Both of these teams are stacked with talent and flair.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • These can also be added to stacked pots on the floor.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
  • These can also be added to stacked pots on the floor.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Use it to fold up and stack jeans, for instance.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
  • Still, the numbers stacked against him.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But for most people, the odds are stacked against you.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • But there are still many factors stacked against them.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Clear wood piles and stack firewood far away from your house.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • In gambling, the odds are stacked against you over the long run.
    James Martielli, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Pitchers might start to back off, and the walks might start to stack.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • The deck was stacked against him in Cleveland.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

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