Shelve Sentence Examples

shelve

  • I guess we can shelve that one for a while.

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  • This effort to shelve the dispute was quite in vain.

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  • After a period of wavering Mr Kossuth had consented to shelve for the time the question of the separate bank, and on the strength of this Dr Wekerle advised the crown to entrust to him the formation of a government.

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  • Sometimes the shelve are curved like a half cylinder to provide a nice place for the cat to sleep.

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  • They can also be found on shingle beaches and on rocky shores that shelve gradually into the water allowing easy access.

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  • Veterans of Splinter Cell should easily shelve this game in 4 hours or under.

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