[ UK /ʃˈiːf/ ]
[ US /ˈʃif/ ]
NOUN
  1. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
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How To Use sheaf In A Sentence

  • I bet you have your own sheaf of pathetic poesy you want to bore us with.
  • Dr. Edgar Sheaffer, who writes for The Health Care Letter, recommends combining a dietary approach, citrus dips, and remedies such as arsenicum album, lachesis, lycopodium, or ledum palustre to deal with fleas. 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You
  • At Chambéry the last sheaf is called the sheaf of the Young Ox, and a race takes place to it in which all the reapers join. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
  • But the capsheaf come about a year ago, when Nancy had a smart little sum o 'money left her, -- nigh onto a hunderd dollars. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life
  • A zoftig gospel singer showed up toting a sheaf of notes, lyrics, and throat diagrams. Ken Levine: American Idol Inaugural Balls
  • As she uncomfortably lowered herself onto the chair on the guest side of his desk, he pulled a sheaf of parchment tied together with twine from a desk drawer.
  • The Government's commitment to changing the law became clear in October, when Home Office officials left a sheaf of confidential papers in a Westminster pub.
  • She moved the sheaf of papers into position.
  • There will be live music throughout the day, a fun fare, bouncing castle, tug of war, sheaf throwing and a whole host of entertainment.
  • Early depictions of Cain portray him as a bearded man holding a sheaf of grain in one hand and vine-bearing grapes in the other.
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