husks
Example Sentences
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The burned husks of thousands of homes have been flattened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
The guinea pigs, which eat grass hay, vegetables and pellets, were living off of corn husks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 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
He tumbled lifelessly through July, feeling as dry and empty as the cicada husks on the trees.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
