planks

Example Sentences

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In the beginning, Peck says it was easy to find trees and hire a mobile sawmill to cut them into planks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The door had been barricaded - reinforced with planks of wood and bricks - making entry more difficult.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

So you have 21 representatives from the central banking community all saying we need to go forward with these five key planks of reforms and development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

These heavy planks were placed all around the obelisk, with one end jammed underneath and the other end sticking out of the ground.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman