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Free sign upThe phrase "from the shelf" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something being taken or removed from a shelf, whether it be a physical shelf in a store or a figurative shelf in one's mind. Here is an example: "I reached for the book from the shelf and flipped through the pages, searching for the recipe I needed." In this sentence, "from the shelf" indicates that the book was taken from a specific location, the shelf, to be used for a specific purpose.
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books fell from the shelf.
He took a mug from the shelf.
Did someone simply pull the wrong cassette from the shelf?
He reached over and took it from the shelf.
Apollonia plucked a smooth, taut miche from the shelf.
"This is a strategy from the shelf edge".
Close your eyes and pull a book from the shelf.
I grabbed Ciaran Carson's Belfast Confetti from the shelf.
Still, they succeeded in breaking off more than 50 square miles of ice from the shelf.
It would have been pulled from the shelf and handed to her, he said.
Do they really think you would lie about the absence of chicken broth from the shelf?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com