shells
Example Sentences
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Rheinmetall has been making ammo since before World War I, and presumably its factories produced their fair share of the shells still lurking in Germany’s soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nineteen homes across five streets in the town were completely destroyed by the fire last week, with eight households left able to view the shells of their former homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Most of these organisms lived before animals commonly developed shells, bones, or other hard body parts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
In keeping with the mid-19th century vogue for collecting and labeling specimens, a shipment of Ceylon oyster shells traveled to the British Museum in 1868.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I love that you included the golden ratio and the shells on the beach with the holes in them,” Ms. Solomon said about the moon snail.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
