shell
Example Sentences
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But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
On our Zoom call, Herberhold scrolls through the TikTok feed she uses as a shell account to study the Com network.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Packaging is a process through which a company packs semiconductor chips into a protective shell that keeps them safe and makes them easier to install.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Gartner expects firms will shell out $2.5 trillion this year, more than the entire GDP of Italy, and rise to $3.3 billion in 2027.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
A driveway angled off the road, and they saw the empty shell of a big two-story house that had been caught up in the fire and collapsed in on itself.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing shell
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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