The shelves, stretched end to end, would extend only a third of the way down the aisle of a large suburban supermarket.

The depression filled most of this cavern, though narrow, crumbling shelves of rock extended around the sides.

The shelves extended upward to the roof and all the way to the back of the house.

The shelf over the cave extends well out.

Such shelves should not extend more than an inch and a half beyond the brackets.

The fact that light shelves extend a fair distance into a room may result in interference with sprinkler systems.

The shelf extended far enough out that it made a more convenient ledge to stand on than the struts.

The continental shelf extends to either the limits of the exclusive economic zone or the shelf slope.

The walls were lined with bookcases whose full shelves extended all the way to the ceiling.

In addition, the trawlable shelf extends well beyond territorial waters.