whelk
Example Sentences
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It found the boat had been modified and had 4.6 tonnes of whelks and whelk pots on board.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Tiny baby oysters, called spat, are attached to whelk shells and placed in the bay near the existing cages to further stabilize the shoreline.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Pre-Columbian painted animal sculptures, which attest, in their lifelike accuracy, to the sophistication and skill of their creators, were found at Key Marco, Fla., along with countless lightning whelk beads, pendants and ear buttons.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
As a fierce wind sent his hair flying around his face, he pointed out some of the little things he loved: a clump of pink sea thrift, a tiny whelk.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Susan noticed, as they walked up the strip of garden to the door, that the borders were edged with cockle shells and whelk shells, which she thought very pretty but rather wasteful.
From Susan A Story for Children by Amy Walton
