shell

Example Sentences

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“Sorry. Ingrid lost her parents a few years ago. I’m always doing my best to help her come out of her shell.”

From Literature

I looked back at the Academy walls, feeling like a turtle suddenly deprived of its shell.

From Literature

The outer planets are surrounded by dozens of moons locked in thick shells of ice.

From Science Daily

To make the product, the team used honey from native bees as a natural, edible solvent to draw out beneficial compounds from cocoa shells, a byproduct typically discarded during chocolate production.

From Science Daily

Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.

From Los Angeles Times