main body

Example Sentences

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Their ages indicate they likely formed outside the main body of the galaxy, within the gas that was pushed away.

From Science Daily

It has a flexible stem, which is attached to the sea floor, with branching arms arranged around the main body of the animal at the top of the stem - although it is an animal, this arrangement has earnt them the nickname "sea lilies".

From BBC

The main body of the show, mounted in capacious glass cabinets, is organized around his most notable books.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to a New York Times report on Monday, the plane was painted to look like a civilian vessel and the munitions were hidden in the main body of the plane instead of being visible on the wings, which is standard for military planes.

From Salon

"The idea is that the bats that are in the main body of the church will live in here, rather than in the church itself," he explains.

From BBC