husks
Example Sentences
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“Ewwww, there are bugs,” said student Cassie Scott, when she spotted earwigs in the husks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
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 ● Oct. 27, 2025
The company opened its production facility in March, where staff process not cacao beans but carob husks.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
All that remains are distant echoes and husks of what used to be.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
