lining
Example Sentences
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They found that the "bad" phenols were produced when bacteria consumed proteins from the host, including proteins found in the mucus lining of the gut.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
But there’s a silver lining to declining or flat home values: His property taxes have gone down by $1,000 per year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
He waved to the crowd of nearly 700 lining the street in support.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Viewing the eclipse directly could cause the retinas - "the lining at the back of the eye that acts like a film in a camera" - to burn, he warned.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The velvet was soft and the inner lining held a secret pocket, which Nine had explained was for emergency food, because if human children didn’t eat constantly, they became ferocious beasts.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
