HUSK in a Sentence
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Example sentences for HUSK, such as:
1. There was only the husk left of his former self.
2. Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.
3. Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel.
4. His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.
5. Pale husks had stuck in their hair, and it was easy to run a splinter of wood into the fingers.
2. Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.
3. Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel.
4. His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.
5. Pale husks had stuck in their hair, and it was easy to run a splinter of wood into the fingers.
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Meanings and Examples of HUSK
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husk
n. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
n. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
Classic Sentence:
1 Bresnahan dropped his arm caressingly on Carol's shoulder; he pronounced, "My Lord, you're a lucky girl to have a fine young husk like that."
2 These I heated before the fire, as well as I could, and rubbed them till the husks came off, which I made a shift to winnow from the grain.
3 Pale husks had stuck in their hair, and it was easy to run a splinter of wood into the fingers.
Example Sentence:
1 Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel.
2 There was only the husk left of his former self.
3 His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.
4 And I will give the missionary my energies, but not myself: that would be only adding the husk and shell to the kernel.
5 Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.