trunks
Example Sentences
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They communicate by touching each other with their trunks, smelling each other and vocalizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Wires and twisted metal hung from the building and charred tree trunks lay on the ground.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 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
Despite the lack of leaves, the blackened trunks and fingerlike branches filled in all gaps, making the forest a huge ruin of impenetrability.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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