trunk
Example Sentences
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One of the wooden artifacts was a small section of an alder branch or trunk that displayed clear shaping marks as well as signs of wear from use.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
The bond guys have a hand on the trunk, and the stock guys are holding the tail.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Its trunk is jammed with short sticks, forming a makeshift ladder that she still climbs each summer to raid beehives.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Plaid had supported the "blue route" - upgrading an existing trunk road.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Trumpeting in her terror, her ears flapping wildly, her trunk flailing, she simply disappeared into the mist.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing trunk
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"The Giving Tree"
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