shell

Example Sentences

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Friends of Big Bear Valley noted in a Facebook post that a bird is not considered hatched until it is completely free of the shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Now could you be asked to shell out even more to compensate for rising fuel costs?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite their diversity, most share one feature: an internal shell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The layers of shell companies and use of foreign conduits into luxury real estate help leaders of the Islamic Republic maintain an image back home of embracing modesty and rejecting lavish lifestyles, researchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The globe no longer held water, and its plastic shell had been broken and pieced back together with tape now yellowed with age.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti