shell
Example Sentences
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Back in 2022 you only had to shell out £1 for the average box of six supermarket own brand free-range eggs.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Who cares what soul is inside each shell if they’re all monotonously slack-faced?
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The glycocalyx surrounds all human cells like a protective outer shell.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
For the past few years, Trout looked like a shell of himself, surpassed by a new crop of superstars ready to claim his throne.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
She had a thick wizened head and a black leathery shell.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing shell
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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