yolk

Example Sentences

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"When they are small, they kind of look like an elephant squished into a little yolk sack."

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Battling strong currents, Ralph Pace captured this image of a swell shark egg case, revealing a glowing embryo, complete with gill slits and a yolk sac.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Eventually, membrane or no, there will be some gas exchange, causing the egg white to become more watery and leak into the yolk, ultimately breaking the yolk.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025

The richness of the egg yolk and oil provides the fat, while vinegar or lemon adds the acidity and just a touch of salt rounds everything out.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Everyone laughed and screamed and began smearing each other with yolk, chasing each other up and down the house, rocking its frame with their stamping feet.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García