tusk

Example Sentences

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During one visit, riders might notice Siegel’s photograph of a mammoth tusk — a fossil uncovered by crews during construction of the station.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

House calls for hoof trims or tusk care can cost hundreds of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Archaeologists say it was fashioned from a mammoth's tusk with an astonishing level of skill.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

They might paint an elephant tusk black, or try to make pangolin scales look like candy or chocolate.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 28, 2024

Lit by the pale glow from the nearly full moon, Horn Rock rose like a giant gray tusk from the edge of the bluff and jutted up into the night sky.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely