Example Sentences
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Though Kraft mac and cheese still ruled store shelves, and the company’s Velveeta Shells & Cheese also was a top seller, consumer tastes were shifting away from such processed foods toward fresher, healthier fare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Shells are bought and sold as decorative objects, but every empty shell was once a living animal.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
Stouffer's Supreme Shells & Cheese will hit select national retailers and Amazon later this month, with more flavors expected in 2025.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2024
Shells crash a bit off to the left.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
It was a little like Switzerland in World War II. Shells were bursting all around me, souls were tortured and I was powerless in the confines of imposed neutrality— hopes were dying.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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