shells
Example Sentences
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South Korea, in a pact struck with the U.S., has provided large amounts of munition shells for Ukraine’s use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Both are small, with cone-shaped shells measuring about 6 mm in length, and they live on limestone rocks where they feed on algae and lichens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nineteen homes across five streets in the town were completely destroyed by the fire last week, with eight households left able to view the shells of their former homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rheinmetall has been making ammo since before World War I, and presumably its factories produced their fair share of the shells still lurking in Germany’s soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The whole meadow is littered with knocked-over tubes and blackened boxes, empty shells that are still venting plumes.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
