tusk

Example Sentences

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During one visit, riders might notice Siegel’s photograph of a mammoth tusk — a fossil uncovered by crews during construction of the station.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Another explorer, Martin Nweeia, a dental surgeon, discovered that a narwhal’s tusk, whose purpose was a mystery to scientists, is actually a sensory rod that helps it measure salinity, temperature and water pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Archaeologists say it was fashioned from a mammoth's tusk with an astonishing level of skill.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

They might paint an elephant tusk black, or try to make pangolin scales look like candy or chocolate.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 28, 2024

They were carved from yellow walrus tusk and tied in a bunch with sinew.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell