trunks
Example Sentences
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It wove about the trunks of the trees, gleaming silver in the moonlight.
From Literature
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Sleepy people were sitting and lying on benches fashioned from tree trunks, including women with children, and babies on their backs.
From Literature
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“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
In darkness deeper than midnight, they climbed over the trunks of trees that had protected them.
From Literature
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Mr. Tooth, in his role as our air raid warden, ordered that luminous white rings be painted around the base of the tree trunks.
From Literature
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