Example Sentences

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It’s built around the idea of a tale of two corns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

The emperor wore his hat with the corns parallel to shoulders - known as "en bataille" - whereas most of his officers wore their hats perpendicular to the shoulders.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

Calluses are usually painless, while corns tend to be painful or tender — and are sometimes accompanied by a fluid-filled sac underneath.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022

The pills often cause his joints to become stiff and prompt the development of corns, a type of callus made of dead skin - which a doctor in Bismarck freezes off.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2020

I’m going to find a feed store and I’m going to walk to it and buy dry corns.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles