husk

Example Sentences

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Tears are hard to summon for a man whose soul and spirit have long since departed, leaving behind just the husk of a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Now they are a husk of what they were - and this decline set in long before Nancy arrived and long before St Mirren humbled them at Hampden.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

But it will continue leading the court toward becoming, to quote Chief Justice John Roberts’ dismissive description of the key precedent in this case, “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

And perhaps it was not evil I saw but merely the way of all hearts when fear has stripped off the husk of kind pretensions.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver