gills
Example Sentences
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As his star rose, he attracted amused attention with his Manhattan penthouse and Palm Beach compound, both outfitted to the gills in golden decor.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Beneath the body were plate-like respiratory structures that resemble the book gills seen in modern horseshoe crabs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
"Many fossils show soft parts including gills, guts, eyes and even nerves," he added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
For more than an hour, I lost myself in a flow state as I sought to replicate the slender mushroom’s fine gills and delicate but ragged skirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Laila watched her put her thumb into its mouth, just over the lower jaw, push it in, and, in one downward stroke, remove the gills and the entrails.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
