gourd
Example Sentences
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The gourd was used as a buoyancy aid and a place to put the catch.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
While she prefers traditional orange, Torres isn’t afraid of a more ghostly gourd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024
"The story of the bottle gourd is a testament to the plant's resilience and its enduring significance to humanity," noted Fei.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
Finally, knowing there was a risk in this, she gulped the remaining liquid and dropped the empty gourd into the tunnel she had just climbed through.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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