husk

Example Sentences

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Most new entrants to the world’s most prestigious racing series buy in by taking over the husk of an existing team, factory and all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The paper survives as a husk, but the institution that became one of the cathedrals of world journalism is gone.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 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

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

With her forepaws and sharp teeth she pulled off a part of the husk from the top ear of corn and folded it double to serve as a crude carrying bag.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien