A sheaf of grain stalks can be a lovely centerpiece on the dining table. From LearnThat.org.
Without referring to the sheaf of papers and folders on his lap, Carmine commenced. From Wordnik.com. [TOO MANY MURDERS] Reference
Any one who has seen fireworks will recall the sheaf formed of interlacing lightnings which is called a bouquet. From Wordnik.com. [Les Misérables] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 48. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal. § 7. The Corn-spirit as a Bull, Cow, or Ox] Reference
(Plus we still recall the sheaf of transparencies that showed each layer of the human body that could be laid one over the other.). From Wordnik.com. [Marc Hershon: Tripping Up the Know-It-None: Five Places on the Web to Find the Truth] Reference
Corn-Spirit, and the little sheaf which is carried home and hung up is. From Wordnik.com. [Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland] Reference
They brought him up and called him Skéaf (from which word our "sheaf"), because he lay upon. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music] Reference
"sheaf," the latter being the tenth part of the produce of a tan. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era] Reference
And ten strong breastplates and a sheaf of swords. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
The colonel took a sheaf of papers from his pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Destroyers] Reference
The third day the sheaf is opened, and two bundles made. From Wordnik.com. [The Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo] Reference
Peterson riffled the sheaf of papers and waited expectantly. From Wordnik.com. [Make Mine Homogenized] Reference
He shoved the sheaf of papers across the desk to The Guesser. From Wordnik.com. [But, I Don't Think] Reference
He had entered only moments ago, a sheaf of signals in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
He took out a thick sheaf of papers and spread them on the table. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
With trembling fingers Alan took the sheaf of papers and scanned them. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
I have seen hundreds of acres of wheat in the sheaf disappear in an hour. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
She had a briefcase and a business suit and produced a sheaf of documents. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting CHUD (for the April Fools Day challenge)] Reference
North took a sheaf of papers from his pocket, and produced a fountain pen. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
The man pulled up a sheaf of notes from his attachéand cleared his throat. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Maids a'Milking] Reference
He set his brief case on Malone's desk and pulled a sheaf of papers from it. From Wordnik.com. [Out Like a Light] Reference
"It's right here in the specs," said Mike the Angel, tapping the sheaf of papers. From Wordnik.com. [Unwise Child] Reference
He produced a sheaf of documents and identified himself as the professor's lawyer. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting CHUD (for the April Fools Day challenge)] Reference
One member of Zubaidi's throng last week was a new assistant with a sheaf of papers. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Wolf' Who Would Be King] Reference
On stroke of half-past four he rose and, producing sheaf of manuscript, began to read. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914] Reference
The only thing that looked at all familiar on the table was a sheaf of written material. From Wordnik.com. [Viewpoint] Reference
If she plucked the lily and tried to place it in the sheaf, its beauty would be spoiled. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
He let the half-question hang in the air as he took a sheaf of papers from his briefcase. From Wordnik.com. [By Proxy] Reference
This time, instead of a check, I got the bond back plus a sheaf of incomprehensible papers. From Wordnik.com. [Corporate Battlements] Reference
Fats plucked a sheaf of Martian bank notes from his pocket and tossed them to the croupier. From Wordnik.com. [Police Your Planet] Reference
Then she sat down on a sheaf of wheat and looked around her, wishing that her father would come. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Birds] Reference
Joe reached into an inner pocket and laid a sheaf of documents on the desk of Baron Malcolm Haer. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
I walked into the Land Office at Pierre and threw a sheaf of proof notices on the Register's desk. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
He motioned Peterson to a seat and then handed him a sheaf of photographic papers and other charts. From Wordnik.com. [Make Mine Homogenized] Reference
Doctor Hugh suggested, tumbling a sheaf of seed catalogues on the living-room table early in April. From Wordnik.com. [Rosemary] Reference
When she insisted, he gave her a sheaf of American pop songs, which she mastered in less than a month. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Spotlight] Reference
The customer-service representative I reached assured me that I didn't have to fill out the sheaf of papers. From Wordnik.com. [Corporate Battlements] Reference
You got anybody you want to pardon???? joked Clinton, appearing in the press cabin clutching a sheaf of papers. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from Air Force One: Clinton?s Farewell Trip] Reference
Fortunately, the fragment, about the size of a sheaf of notebook paper, had landed at an angle that protected its underside. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment Day] Reference
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