for storage

idiom

: for the purpose of being put away when not being used

The table folds down for storage.

Examples of for storage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Otherwise, berries should be put into the refrigerator for storage. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2024 The vehicles will also need to be outfitted with police lights, sirens, communication equipment and compartments for storage. —

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024 Then they are typically all harvested at once for storage. —

Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024 That’s not an irrational fear: embryos are destroyed all the time in the fertility world, either purposely (perhaps because a patient no longer wishes to pay for storage, or because the embryo is unlikely to result in a healthy pregnancy) or because of human error. —

Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for storage

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