main body

Example Sentences

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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

The King and Queen, who had switched to a white outfit after wearing black to meet the Pope, walked back up the main body of the church, where another congregation were waiting.

From BBC

Firefighters had anticipated that the blaze would eventually move in this direction and reiterated that the main body of the fire remained inside primary containment lines and that things were still going as planned.

From Los Angeles Times

The main body of fire was extinguished put out at about 02:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC