planks

Example Sentences

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For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

He travels at roughly 5:20-mile pace, uphill, with his feet strapped to carbon-fiber planks, after he’s skied at top speed for several minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"That’s how I got the idea that if you wanted to make a building toy, you had to do it with planks."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Excavators were at work along the shoreline - houses built on wooden stilts over the lagoon were still being pulled down, their planks collapsing into the water below.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Boards twisted and realigned, and I threw my hands out to keep my balance, nearly falling when the planks caved in at my touch.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia