How to Use cubby in a Sentence

cubby

noun
  • Slim shoes, such as flats and flip-flops, can be stored in a cubby.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Skip the cubbies on the left or right side of the closet.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
  • The ryokan is small and clean, with cubbies by the door for muddy boots.
    — Rebecca Chace july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Benches and cubbies will give climbers a place to rest and store their items.
    — Rye Druzin, San Antonio Express-News, 11 July 2018
  • Flip the box over, and repeat with the board for the top of the cubby box.
    — Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Use wood clamps to hold each cubby together as the glue dries.
    — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The teacher told him to store his stuff in a cubby outside the hot room.
    — Steve Hendrix, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2019
  • Some of these cubbies are still available to hotel guests to use.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2017
  • The cubby in the central console is small and well astern of the shifter.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The girl asks her teacher at school to change the nameplate on her cubby.
    — The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
  • Use open cubbies or shelves to stash vinyl records, music books, sheet music, and more.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The bear was too big to maneuver into the small cubby to make the kill.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There are cubbies and seating and a glass door so the child can be cordoned off and can’t run away.
    — Beth J. Harpaz, The Seattle Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Think bedding, cubbies, scratching posts, and pet-safe plants.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • Our bunk at camp was a clapboard cabin with two rows of cots and tall wooden cubbies.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Much like the closets, the pantry in the new home is a series of white cubbies and drawers.
    — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • This will help prepare your child for cleaning up at preschool and for storing items in a cubby.
    — Mary Caldwell, ajc, 29 June 2018
  • The hall leading to the lounge is decked out with wooden record-sized cubbies with vinyls on display.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Err on the side of caution, but keep a little cubby hole free for a speck of optimism.
    — Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Most studios will also have cubbies in the locker room or outside of the room for your shoes.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 4 Jan. 2019
  • Find some storage bins or cubbies and use that vertical space to make the most of your closet.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Underneath the sink was a large cubby for storage, and next to the sink was a small drawer.
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The Bubble Guppies help kids find their cubbies and nap mats.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 20 Aug. 2023
  • The cubbies can hold up to 20 pounds, and the drawer can hold up to 10 pounds, too.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2023
  • There wasn’t a cubby to the left filled with colorful rollers of differing sizes.
    — Patia Braithwaite, Allure, 22 July 2021
  • Morin said Kay told him to leave cash in his locker cubby and that Kay would leave the blues there.
    — Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Get the royal cubby ready, Princess Charlotte is off to school!
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The bottom of the rack features a shelf with a cubby underneath, so there's space to store shoes, too.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 8 May 2019
  • Get the royal cubby ready — Prince George is gearing up for his first day at a new school!
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The cubby hole where your backpack (which also has your name on it) has a label to remind you which one is yours.
    — Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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