trunk
Example Sentences
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He donned his first tuxedo, which he inherited from his grandmother’s costume trunk, at 12 , then had a musical epiphany by 13 when he listened to Mahler.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
There were photos of trees broken in half at the trunk, Molina said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
While La Perla ramps up production and prepares for its global relaunch this fall, it’s reconnecting with customers again through trunk shows, but with the seamstresses on site.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Karli was leading Marlene by her trunk, making his usual clicking noises and telling her to gee up, just like he had always done with Tomi back on Uncle Manfred’s farm.
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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