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noun

ˈhəl

Definition of hull

as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it the coffin was placed in a cement hull

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verb

as in to peel

to remove the natural covering of hull the pinto beans before adding them

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Plus, the Brabus Ultima 55 is equipped with an advanced hydrofoiling system, raising the hull high in the water to improve agility, stability, and comfort while onboard—and give you the feeling of flying above the water. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026 Others have crossed whole oceans, spreading between hemispheres by a route scientists think is probably shipping, the cancer carried in ballast water or on the hulls of ships. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Verb

The corn is dried, hulled, and ground to create the coarse meal known as grits. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 Pine nuts can swap out for slivered or sliced almonds, or sunflower or hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas). — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hull

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Following the stabbings, Kohberger fled the scene, but left trace amounts of DNA on a knife sheath, which authorities used to identify him as a suspect.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Definition of sheath

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Removing the casing allows engineers to use a much larger fan without making the engine excessively heavy.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
According to the Chicago Tribune, there were more than 60 rifle casings present at the intersection of South Calumet Avenue and 51st Street on Thursday night, as well as police tape across the entrance to the train station.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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After her father died during a stint of temporary housing in Trieste, Italy’s new bordertown, Marisa was sent to live in an orphanage as her mother worked.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
But the law in question, from 1971, had been designed to encourage developers to build low- and middle-income housing.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Thirteen shell casings have been recovered, and investigators believe there were four handguns, police said in the document.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026

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During her time there, Jamie worked with a broad range of actors across film and television, serving as both a covering agent and representing her own roster of clients.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
The article clarifies that prohibiting a bonnet, a private hair covering, differs fundamentally from discriminating against natural Black hair.

— Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of covering

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Popular coffee brands, Nespresso and Keurig, offer pod recycling programs to reduce single-use waste.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Its TPUs are already optimized around large-scale inference economics, and recent Google work on TPU inference has emphasized meaningful tokens-per-second gains from better inference techniques on TPU pods.

— Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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