rind
Example Sentences
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In a surreal perspective shift, the fruit that once loomed so large is now small enough to rest on a table, with nothing left except the rind and a few silver spoons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 2022, the consortium began introducing tracking chips, no larger than a grain of rice, as part of the label embedded in the hard rind of the cheese.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
Play it safe with any cut-up fruits or vegetables, as it’s easier for cut surfaces to harbor bacteria, and your knife can transfer any bacteria on the rind to the surfaces of the cut fruit.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
All meteorites are coated in what’s known as “fusion crust,” a hard rind of glassy material left behind when the exterior melted upon entry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
After a great many days, the cheese was ripe, and there was a hard rind all over it.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
