storehouse - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • knowledge: Should our storehouse of knowledge be at the mercy of corporate bean counters?
  • information: His observations are a rich storehouse of information about the history of the religion.
  • treasure: He lives alone in a storehouse of treasures which no eyes but his ever behold.
  • wisdom: Reveal personal wisdom: the person has developed a powerful storehouse of wisdom in the writing of the life story.
  • memory: He wants to put something in his storehouse of memory.
  • idea: Collecting books - I like the way a book is like a storehouse of ideas.

Converse of object

  • have: Samuel Gower Poole, brewer, also had a storehouse at World's End in 1785.
  • open: And Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt, because the time of hunger became terrible in Egypt.
  • represent: The major tropical wilderness areas represent important storehouses of biodiversity and major watersheds, and play a vital role in climate stability.
  • build: Built at the end of the 18th Century they are the largest storehouses built for the Royal Navy.
  • accumulate: Known as the ' guru ' of southern sailing, he has accumulated a storehouse of knowledge, some readily forthcoming, some not!
  • contain: The outer stockyard shown on the plan may have contained storehouses and agricultural workshops, needed for the running of the estate.

Preposition: for

  • supply: The Dockyard was built up around the nucleus of a storehouse for naval supplies built in 1513.

Adjective modifier

  • vast: Your collective experiences are kept in the vast storehouse of your memory.
  • rich: His observations are a rich storehouse of information about the history of the religion.
  • great: Darkness coming on, Zeid retired to the great storehouse of the city, where with his little company he passed the night.
  • large: Built at the end of the 18th Century they are the largest storehouses built for the Royal Navy.
  • genetic: New technologies in plant and animal breeding have increased the value of our genetic storehouses, rather than reducing our reliance.
  • valuable: The center is a valuable storehouse of ideas for teachers, students, youth workers, community groups and anyone interested in development issues.

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