How to Use the stacks in a Sentence

the stacks

plural noun
  • See you in the stacks or the streets.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Either at the movies, or in the stacks.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Assemble the stacks up to a day in advance and serve chilled.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Everything else -- the screens, the ink, the stacks of blank shirts -- is ready and waiting.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Next to the stacks of popcorn, across from her potter’s wheel, a child’s kite rests next to a pop-up tent.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • What are you supposed to do with the stacks of watermelon rinds?
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • On her feet are ballet flats perfect for perusing the stacks.
    — Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In turn, the stacks of dollar bills offer a chance that none of them thought possible.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Back then, the stacks of paper records could tower 18 inches tall.
    — Katie Palmer and Casey Ross, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
  • His performance is always weighed against the stacks of cash piled up on the other side of the scale.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • How did our favorite furry arm candy come to find themselves, over and over, in the stacks?
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Lampe notes how the stacks of raw steel have been turned into rows of lightweight fenders, less than 25 pounds.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
  • As Cummings’ dedication to the work grew, so did the stacks of items stored in her home.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
  • Inside, workers and equipment shared close quarters amid the stacks of pallets.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The anonymous librarian at the start is not even the most compelling of these civic stewards of the stacks.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Step inside Sundog Books, and you'll be hit with the heavenly smell of the stacks.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Once the stacks are rolled up into logs, the pinwheels are cut and placed in a dish lined with San Marzano tomato sauce.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There were some sprinklers on the first and second floors, but none in the stacks, and no firewalls between records storage areas.
    — Allen G. Breed and Randy Herschaft, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023
  • It was buried in a medical journal in the stacks of a university library.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But the same geological forces that formed the stacks may also be their undoing.
    — ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
  • Among the stacks of beef boxes and red meat cuts hanging from metal hooks, chicken and pork are increasingly present.
    — Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Join hands with the Arizona schools and head south, head east, where the prospects of winning are bright, bright enough, and the stacks of cash are deep, deep enough.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • His love for libraries also led to new opportunities beyond the stacks.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Explore and discover Inside the stacks, zigzag shelves allow some of the books to be judged by their covers rather than by their spines.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The star of our store is our kids' corner, featuring ample space to get comfy, explore the stacks and read alongside your little ones.
    — American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That may represent the future, but the past is just a short walk across campus in the stacks of the anthropology library.
    — Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • Or this Chewy poster, which does not necessarily prove that Wookiees belong in the stacks.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • As Brown surveyed the warehouse in Missouri, a crew steered forklifts and skid lifts among the stacks of plain wooden boxes.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Fueled by the stacks of wood littering the construction site, the flames grew, and not everyone could evacuate.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024

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