trunk
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I had to use the trunk opener inside the glove compartment, which, of course, had been jimmied open, and I kept closed with duct tape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Our survey showed that the tallest stood 69.3 meters high and had a trunk nearly three meters wide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Dicus said deputies were not aware that anyone was in the trunk of the car during the traffic stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
But then he returned to the driver’s seat, appeared to grab something, then walked back to the trunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I am sorry I kicked you. I am sorry I was mean. I am just so sorry,” I said, right into the old tree’s trunk.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Through the trunks, we get the occasional glimpse of the razed farmland which tightly fences this pocket of protected woodland.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: These modern swim trunks feature bold patterns, slim silhouettes and quick-drying fabric meant to take you from the beach to the bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
They also used instruments that measured CO2 levels in tree canopies every hour and sensors attached to tree trunks that tracked tiny changes in trunk size throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Fragments of bags, clothes, and a melted shoe lie half-buried in the charred earth at the site, alongside dead trees with burned trunks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
I run my hands along the trunks of the trees as I walk, listening to the golden crunch of the leaves under my feet.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Vocabulary lists containing trunk
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"The Giving Tree"
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