shuck

Example Sentences

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Take for example Weis Markets, who put up a sign urging consumers to shuck corn outside of their stores solely for the safety of other shoppers.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023

One of his most famous photos was of President Gerald Ford in front of the Alamo biting into a tamale with the shuck still on.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

I’ll put one of my oyster plates in the freezer while I shuck the oysters from the farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Martha was willing to shuck her ladylike trappings — to be ugly and to say ugly things — in ways the actor evidently is not.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

“Cuz this whole shuck place is failin’ to pieces.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner