trunks

Example Sentences

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He's also described a naval cadet's arm "like steel" and called Jaxson Dart, quarterback for the New York Giants football team, a "beautiful guy" with "legs like tree trunks."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Some have trunks and capes, others carry birdcages or silver-topped canes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern