trunks

Example Sentences

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"Now we manage our forest the way we want," said Bitilaongi, standing by huge chopped-down trunks.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

While moving house, Krishen discovered trunks of scripts and papers and was about to junk them before a friend alerted Dungarpur, who retrieved the material and later proposed restoring Annie.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“They can see their eyes. They can see the eyelashes. They can see how muscular their trunks are. It’s really going to be a different experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

LUMEZI, Zambia—Three-year-old Dickson Ngwira was deep into his afternoon nap when half a dozen elephants, using trunks as trowels, gouged a five-foot-wide hole in the brick wall near his bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Grasses were tall near the marsh, even around tree trunks, and they grazed my knees.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce