husks

Example Sentences

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"It should also be noted that, after removing the husks and phenolic compounds, the flour has a very neutral taste and aroma, especially compared to the various vegetable proteins on the market," she said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Controversial newsmakers—Monica Lewinsky, Tonya Harding, Lorena Bobbitt among them—had the term pinioned to them like a scarlet letter, stripping away their accomplishments and leaving only scorned husks of their real selves.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

For weeks, the bench has stood in open view amid the chimneys, water heaters and husks of cars, the remnants of this nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

On the drive down to San Antonio, he ate sunflower seeds until his belly ached, spitting their woody husks into an old paper cup.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez