shuck

Example Sentences

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So, it came as a major surprise when I learned that several markets now advise their consumers to shuck their corn at home.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023

I’ll put one of my oyster plates in the freezer while I shuck the oysters from the farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It takes just a few minutes to zap the corn cobs in their husks, which makes them easy to shuck.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

Martha was willing to shuck her ladylike trappings — to be ugly and to say ugly things — in ways the actor evidently is not.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

He moved boulders around his yard on weekends, ate twelve ears of corn in one sitting, and kept barrels full of oysters in his garage so he could shuck and eat them anytime he wanted.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot