plank

Example Sentences

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He travels at roughly 5:20-mile pace, uphill, with his feet strapped to carbon-fiber planks, after he’s skied at top speed for several minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fresh scientific investigation of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank vessel displayed at the National Museum of Denmark, is shedding new light on where it may have come from.

From Science Daily

Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's

A large layer of planking is missing from the vessel's interior, which indicates the remains have been buried in sand since the 1630s, according to the National Trust.

From BBC

Gratefully, I spotted one under the plank I was sitting on, pulled it out, and did the same—anything to look busy.

From Literature