shell
Example Sentences
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He crouched in the fragile shell of light and peered into the looming blackness of the forest.
From Literature
Researchers suspect it could be a remnant of an early planet that was torn apart by massive collisions, or possibly a fragment of a once-layered body that lost its outer rocky shell.
From Science Daily
Instead it pays shell companies that route the funds into bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates, a key American partner.
Aluminum trays of pasta bakes: lasagna, baked spaghetti, manicotti, stuffed shells.
From Salon
In February 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of Santa Barbara and shelled an oil refinery.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
