husks

Example Sentences

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To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

For weeks, the bench has stood in open view amid the chimneys, water heaters and husks of cars, the remnants of this nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

More than their mother, really, who had shucked them off like corn husks to follow her craziness.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson