ivory

Example Sentences

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The proposals on the table attempt to strengthen protections for several shark species, weaken restrictions on trade in giraffes and open the way to limited sales of rhino horn and elephant ivory.

From Barron's

It’s easy to tout successes in an office in the ivory tower.

From Scientific American

They believe civics is unnecessary and history is just an ivory tower subject for pinheaded policy wonks and bespectacled academics.

From Los Angeles Times

On a given morning, tens of thousands of chicks hatch from their warm ivory shells under the glow of artificial incubators at Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa.

From Salon

She made her first Cannes appearance at the “Okja” premiere in an ivory Dior couture gown with a long matching coat and New Wave-style sunglasses.

From New York Times