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

We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

They communicate by touching each other with their trunks, smelling each other and vocalizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"Now we manage our forest the way we want," said Bitilaongi, standing by huge chopped-down trunks.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The patches of mold disappeared from the tree trunks, and the drooping plants rose upright, their leaves turning bright emerald as they basked in the blossom's light.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda