How to Use shelled in a Sentence

shelled

adjective

• One of the roadmap mandates the use of the soft-shelled headgear at TYFA’s flag division for 5 and 6-year-olds.
  — Cody McCrary, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2018
• In the ocean, the violet snail clings upside-down to the surface of the ocean with a sticky raft of bubbles that keeps its shelled body afloat.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2021
• One of our favorite hard-shelled suitcases, The Diplomat is the brand's largest four-wheel trunk.
  — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2022
• These sweet-salty, crunchy-shelled, marble-size balls might convert even avowed licorice haters—but if not, more for you.
  — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022
• Curse words were muttered with each crash of water against our shelled jackets.
  — Sunset Magazine, 28 July 2022
• Chinese soft-shelled turtles aren't the only animals that know the taste of urea.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2012
• On average, Juels said a soft-shelled helmet for a youth athlete costs around $40.
  — Cody McCrary, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2018
• Pop June was believed to have been the first person to bring shelled oysters to Indianapolis.
  — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2019
• This trade was facilitated by the fact that the shelled creatures could be kept alive on shipboard for weeks or months.
  — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2021
• Green crabs have been blamed for eating young soft-shelled clams in the Gulf of Maine and damaging the eel grass where lobsters and scallops breed in Canada.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
• Machimosaurus rex could grow to over 32 feet long, about twice the size of the average female great white shark, and hunted hard-shelled prey like turtles.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020
• The hard-shelled reptile is one of the most relaxed yet resilient creatures on the planet, able to make itself at home well beyond its home turf.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
• The tower will have 90 beds and will include a shelled floor with the potential for 30 additional beds.
  — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
• The state has lost thousands of the shelled reptiles in recent years, and wildlife officials say the practice is not sustainable long-term.
  — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
• Certain sharks, like nurse sharks, can crush crabs and other shelled animals in one bite, while others, like bull sharks, chew through fish and squid.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• Those using our pond don’t come when called, but do eagerly feed on the shelled corn spread beneath our feeders on spring mornings.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
• Those using our pond don't come when called, but do eagerly feed on the shelled corn spread beneath our feeders on spring mornings.
  — Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
• Feeding on hard-shelled mollusks, crustaceans, sea urchins, and fish, the teeth of the Port Jackson shark are one of its most distinguishable features.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• Roasted and shelled chestnuts are best kept in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer.
  — Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
• Edamame beans are another garnish, available shelled and frozen, and ready after a quick four-minute blanch in boiling water.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• While these hard-shelled creatures may look small, green turtles are the largest breed of sea turtles and each one can weigh up to 700 pounds, says National Geographic.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 June 2020
• Symbolized by the hard-shelled crab, but soft on the inside, this water sign is incredibly nuanced.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
• When fully grown, these carnivorous creatures use their forelimbs to prey on hard-shelled mollusks and fish.
  — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 8 June 2022
• Try the pre-shelled snack packs from Wonderful Pistachios, which come in fabulous flavors that the whole family will love.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2022
• Every minute, someone is looking on Twitter and Instagram Stories for those who can help take relatives out of the shelled town.
  — Vlad Ned, Wired, 21 Mar. 2022
• Until recently, turtles presented an odd case similar to that of bats; the shelled reptiles seemed to appear out of nowhere in the fossil record.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020
• The second discovery is another soft-shelled egg that researchers have attributed to a kind of giant marine reptile called a mosasaur.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2020
• And, notably, both research teams lacked the data to say much about how the shelled reptiles ultimately did die, or what their physiology was like in later stages of life.
  — Wired, 19 July 2022
• Here is a tidal pool, with limpets resembling cocktail umbrellas, beds of blue-shelled mussels and feathery shrimp that seem to gallop through the brine; elsewhere, the splendid flourish of the dreaded giant squid.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
• A month later the same omelet—a barely puffy marigold duvet showered with tiny leaves of baby celery, cilantro, borage flowers, and frizzled leeks—arrived with an entire soft-shelled crab astride.
  — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018

Last Updated: 3 Aug 2024