Examples of eggshell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun There was also a second type of eggshell from an undetermined species that showed signs of cooking during a much narrower time frame. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022 Fearing even more electoral backlash, party leaders have instead responded with cautious eggshell-stepping, petrified of alienating voters any further—the political equivalent of playing dead. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 Once an eggshell’s protective coat wears off, the shell becomes porous and absorbs more air. — Susan Selasky, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads. — Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads. — Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 But a study of more than 1,000 fossilized Papua New Guinea eggshell fragments has suggested the birds were deliberately hatched. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads. — Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 Herpetologist Craig Pelke has been beaming like a proud new father for about a month now, ever since the first of 10 baby Komodo dragons broke through its eggshell at the San Antonio Zoo. — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective His thoughts are contained within four eggshell-white walls, the only connection to the outside world a window above his desk. — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022 Let’s try this again: Imagine the color of cream cheese, that off-white, almost yellowish or eggshell white hue that graces our bagels and our cheesecakes in dense, creamy swirls. — SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017 See More

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