balsa

Example Sentences

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"All you can see of Chewie's feet are his toes. My dad carved them out of balsa wood as he is an engineer too," he said.

From BBC

Jordan’s response: "If he did that to me, I'd snap his neck like a twig of dried balsa wood."

From Salon

Mike Flusche, a fellow wrestler around the same time, said he remembers hearing Jordan’s “balsa wood” comment.

From Los Angeles Times

“Going through my brain were suitable expletives. I hit the brakes, by which time it was too late, it was like balsa wood flying absolutely everywhere.”

From New York Times

He laid out the physics hurdles of such an epic voyage and even crafted a prototype spacecraft from poster board, balsa wood, and Elmer’s glue.

From Science Magazine