trunks

Example Sentences

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Behind stand the columns, echoed in vertical majesty by the thick tree trunks rising behind them on the other side of the park wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

According to the National Weather Service, three separate tornadoes were confirmed in the state on Tuesday afternoon, one ripping the metal roof off a barn and snapping tree trunks in half.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Agnew says his most memorable experience of being recognised came when he was "in my trunks in a swimming pool in Turkey and kids came up and said, 'You're PC Plum'."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

How many trunks have fallen or stand like an unlit match?

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes