Sentence examples for desk instead of from inspiring English sources

Now I sit at a desk instead of on the floor.

Take a walk to a co-worker's desk instead of calling or sending an e-mail.

"Over a desk, instead of over the phone," Mr. Prendzov added.

I mean it literally; it is hard to find a way to work standing up at your desk instead of sitting down.

We close 81% of all incidents we receive right here at the Service Desk (instead of passing you to another team for help).

Without it I'd probably still have a gun loaded with dustshot sitting by my desk instead of a pair of Nikon binoculars.

They vote electronically at bright new desks, instead of shuffling like penned sheep into division lobbies.

In emerging economies, too, greater prosperity means people are eating more and slouching behind desks instead of sweating in fields.

"There are 200 police officers in Cannes; 60 of them are sitting behind desks instead of patrolling the streets," he said.

But she noted that some students tapped pencils and drummed on desks instead of closing their eyes and listening to the bell.

In an unusual tradition that harks back to the early days of the chamber, the Senators declared their votes by standing at their wooden desks, instead of the more routine method of signaling their votes from anywhere on the floor.