in storage
idiom
: in a place where things can be kept safely when they are not being used
He kept his belongings in storage until he found an apartment.
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Then fold the quilt up for putting back in storage—preferably in a different configuration so the quilt doesn't develop creases.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police found six children, including a 2-month-old child, locked in storage unit.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Worse still, oversights in storage and security expose sensitive content, prompting GDPR, CCPA or SOX violations as well as potential fines and reputational erosion.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police found six children, including a 2-month-old child, locked in storage unit.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Worse still, oversights in storage and security expose sensitive content, prompting GDPR, CCPA or SOX violations as well as potential fines and reputational erosion.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in storage
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“In storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20storage. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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