planks
Example Sentences
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Hewing is the ancient art of cutting logs into beams or planks for timber frames.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The slate gray of stormy seas, deep-ocean navy and the rich brown of old ship planks are popular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
In the beginning, Peck says it was easy to find trees and hire a mobile sawmill to cut them into planks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
Also of great interest was the cushioning layer of brushwood found between thin planks of the sunken ship’s hull.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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