planks

Example Sentences

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The slate gray of stormy seas, deep-ocean navy and the rich brown of old ship planks are popular.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Wark told AFP that Canada's challenge in the Arctic has two main planks.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Excavators were at work along the shoreline - houses built on wooden stilts over the lagoon were still being pulled down, their planks collapsing into the water below.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

My movements are swift, my bare feet silent on the rough wooden planks, until I reach the stairs.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin