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
"I don't feel obliged to tell the world, and actually I just couldn't at the time because I was just a shell of a person," said Minogue.
From BBC • May 20, 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
He took out his knife and carved an SOS message in English into the shell of the coconut.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing shell
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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