chalky

Example Sentences

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This year, when only four double-digit seeds reached the second round, the chalky strategy turned out to be the right one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"We're connecting tiny chalky organisms to planetary carbon flows," says Dr. Guerreiro.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised above him, leaving behind chalky threads of contrail in the sky,

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

It will be exhibited in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo near the cathedral after restoration work on scratches and to remove a chalky residue and traces of paint.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Below me are the blue hills slipping down to the lake, and above floats a chalky white balloon moon, which is sending light beams down to the deep blue lake.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech