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, 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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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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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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Norbury once posted an ask on behalf of her daughter for a seven-drawer dresser in a specific color.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Those plastic hangers were heading for a landfill or a junk drawer.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Use the mute features and select a nightstand that has a drawer or shelf where it can be concealed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
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Whole lemons are best kept in the crisper drawer, a low-humidity environment where they can be kept cool and dry.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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Some were stored among clothes in a drawer and nightstand in the home.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Two soft-close drawers and a solid surface counter ensure that every step of your skin-care routine can find a home here.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
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