How to Use desk in a Sentence
desk
noun
- We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk.
- We went to the reception desk to check into our room.
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Brooklynn took a breath, smiled and rose from the desk.
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Clarence Williams,
Washington Post,
18 Jan. 2024
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The desk is placed under the window and spans most of the length of the far wall.
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Kimberley Mok,
Treehugger,
6 Feb. 2023
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The clip shows the countdown to the broadcast and Moshiri at the anchor desk.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2023
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Wood marked the first of the show’s reporters to sit behind the desk.
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Ben Flanagan | [email protected],
al,
6 Apr. 2023
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The desk's height is adjustable to grow with your child up to around 6 years old.
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Ashley Ziegler,
Parents,
16 Oct. 2023
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When the case crossed John Feinblatt’s desk, his heart sank.
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Sarah Grant,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2023
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Walden is a skewed desk made of black walnut with a book on it.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 July 2024
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Both chambers must pass the budget and send it to DeWine’s desk by the end of June.
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cleveland,
6 Feb. 2023
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For years, the show’s creator had kept the 33-inch model on his desk.
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Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2024
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In the cartoon, a pager is shown smoking on Tlaib's desk.
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Clara Hendrickson,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Sep. 2024
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The coin struck a desk before dropping to the carpet and rolling a few feet on its side across the room.
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Kyle Melnick,
Washington Post,
21 Nov. 2023
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She has been perked up at the desk, pen in hand, taking notes about the details.
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Kate Tuttle,
Peoplemag,
22 Apr. 2023
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Burch-Smith has a framed Phantom of the Opera playbill above his desk.
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Antonia Juhasz,
WIRED,
20 Dec. 2022
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The victim ran across the street into the school and collapsed at the safety agent’s desk.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Branch Duo is a cute, tiny little desk that's great for small spaces.
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Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
30 Aug. 2023
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The front-facing design is fine for a desk or a nightstand.
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Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
18 Aug. 2023
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If passed, the bills would then head to the state Senate before going to Kemp's desk.
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Brandon Gillespie,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2023
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Along the back wall the granite work surface includes a small desk.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
9 Dec. 2022
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Line up your water bottles for the day on your desk or kitchen counter.
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Good Housekeeping,
6 Jan. 2023
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Sticking with onions, a quick flip through the books on my desk revealed the prevalence of the paradox.
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Yotam Ottolenghi,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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As of this writing, the bill is headed to the governor’s desk.
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Abigail Siatkowski,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Sep. 2024
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The Daily Show won’t have Jon Stewart behind the desk this week.
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Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Aug. 2024
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And then pretty much go to work at my desk at nine-thirty or ten.
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Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker,
12 Nov. 2023
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Capitol could send gun-control bills to Youngkin’s desk The bills still have a ways to go.
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Laura Vozzella,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2024
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The desks and chairs found their way to classrooms in Ethiopia, as part of a program called Bread and Water for Africa.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2023
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Matthews pushed his chair back from a desk and turned to face Logan, their knees inches apart.
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Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
20 Nov. 2022
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With Watt at the desk, the creative process found turbo-packs, and the record came together in three weeks.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
19 Apr. 2024
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Snag this long-lasting and beautiful decoration for your bookshelf, desk, mantle, or entryway table.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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