trunks

Example Sentences

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Behind stand the columns, echoed in vertical majesty by the thick tree trunks rising behind them on the other side of the park wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Agnew says his most memorable experience of being recognised came when he was "in my trunks in a swimming pool in Turkey and kids came up and said, 'You're PC Plum'."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

They communicate by touching each other with their trunks, smelling each other and vocalizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Under all of my pairs of swim trunks that were too small for me to wear anymore, that’s where it was.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff