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.
  • On the way out, my client hands me a fat stack of cash.
    John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The spacemen gave him a stack, shut their hatch, and flew off in haste.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The star posed in front of a stack of weights, and gave a casual peace sign to the camera.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • In the meantime, the little library and its stack of books can stay in place.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The heat warms from the bottom of the wipe stack, and the pillow insert and water reservoir keep the wipes moist.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Slipping the maître d’ a stack of bills is always a classic.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Time to cull that stack of 2023 books and decide whether to plunge right into the new season.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The ball was snapped to the special-teams captain, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who barged through a stack of Chiefs to gain the first down.
    Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In Mabalot’s office is a stack of names, and every one needs a place to stay.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The Trenton Channel power plant stacks went out with a bang.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Faith Pinho: Paulina sat down with the woman and pulled out a stack of tarot cards.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • And one was a 3D stack of two CPUs, the bottom having back-side power and the top having front-side.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The bricks show up singly or in stacks across biennial venues.
    Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Next, stack or line up dirty dishes, bowls and glasses by type.
    Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • For most of the day, she’s been speed-walking around the stadium with a stack of documents and a pen.
    Tariro Mzezewa, Vulture, 12 July 2023
  • WiFi works best if your router is not shoved behind the TV, parked next to a fish tank or stuck under a stack of books.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And the 28 millimeter stack height keeps the shoe responsive and comfy.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
  • To Corley’s right was a guy balancing a stack of trays filled with New York strip steaks.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • Heat up the skillet and whip up a stack of these spiderweb pancakes!
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • For example, what if a library moves a book out of the children’s section and a 16-year-old picks it up in the adult stacks?
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 2 June 2023
  • The pages piled up in orderly stacks in the office in his suburban house.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The blocks are linking cubes that make stacks of 10 to encourage easy counting.
    Korin Miller, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The ground was carpeted with explosives, so many that some were buried in stacks.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Lidded bins that stack are good for smaller items like dinosaurs and tracks.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023
  • No worries, thick cuffs still feel like an arm party—just a bit more edited and sleek than a stack.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Customize your own stack of bracelets with the brand's array of pretty bands.
    People Editors, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Who needs paper when a stack of the small cardboard rectangles will do, each one good for a line or two?
    Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
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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.
  • The deck is stacked against Barbe-Nicole from the start.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In gambling, the odds are stacked against you over the long run.
    James Martielli, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Chairs are stacked on top of tables in the dining room.
    The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Guests scrambled to stack chairs to brace the doors, and windows buckled and creaked.
    Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
  • Buy one pair, get one pair for free, and then stack a 25% discount on top.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Once your items are cleared, stack your bins to help clear the conveyor belt.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Just make sure not to stack mulch right up against the trunk, which invites disease.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Still, some critics of A.V. expansion have felt that the deck was stacked.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Some storage is designed to be stacked to save floor space.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Made of iron, the armor’s metal plates are stacked on top of each other like scales.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Pick out pumpkins that stack easily, varying the size for the head, body, and base.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The Black Keys lead a list that’s predictably stacked with heavyweights and hot newcomers from around the globe.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The mesh seat keeps these chairs cool and comfortable, and they can be stacked for easy storage when not in use.
    Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Kids can stack and restack the discs or pull up the pole and play with them independently.
    Korin Miller, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That team was so stacked, Devers hit seventh in the final game of the World Series against the Dodgers.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Those … those are not good teams to be stacked with in any category.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
  • On the far wall, 17 of varying sizes are hung, unmatted, unframed, and stacked high.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • Cut dough into fourths and stack one on top of another.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 8 May 2023
  • It’s stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald’s in Hawaii.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On the sides, pushed against the walls, are long tables stacked with sketches, dozens and dozens of them, more than sixty — the clothes for the collection.
    Concita De Gregorio, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Kinda chalk picks, but the Dodgers are stacked and the Astros just have a knack for making a deep run year after year.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Lego bricks are teaching kids Braille The iconic studs on the Lego bricks allow them to be stacked on top of each other.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The bowls stack into each other for easy storage and packing.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
  • To top it all off, there's the pure joy of getting to bound down a mountain stacked with fresh powder while high-fiving friends and strangers along the way.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Fans flocked to stadiums decked out in head-to-toe silver, and arms stacked with friendship bracelets.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Across the globe, data centers are stacked to the ceiling with shelf after shelf of humming servers.
    IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2023

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