shell
Example Sentences
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The lower end of that spectrum tends to shell out more “because they have the most to prove,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Slusky heads Vector Capital, the firm behind the shell company that took Rocket Lab public in 2021.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"We recovered two pendants: one made from a shell and another from a brown bear tooth," said Tornero.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But with its plated chest and winged shoulders, the creature that now emerged from the shell could only be one thing.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing shell
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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