husk

Example Sentences

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Multiple vehicles were "engulfed in flames and reduced to charred husks, with debris scattered across the site", according to a police statement.

From BBC

"A white dwarf is the leftover husk of a star that has finished fusing its hydrogen," said Burgasser.

From Science Daily

To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.

From Science Daily

Other forms of Metarhizium are already commonly cultivated around the world on cheap materials like chicken droppings, rice husks and wheat scraps that are readily available after harvest.

From Science Daily

It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.

From Salon