main body
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The main body of the show, mounted in capacious glass cabinets, is organized around his most notable books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Firefighters had anticipated that the blaze would eventually move in this direction and reiterated that the main body of the fire remained inside primary containment lines and that things were still going as planned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
The main body of fire was extinguished put out at about 02:00 on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
BLI ducted fans are similar to the large engines found in modern airplanes but are partially embedded into the plane's main body instead of under the wings.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
The main body of the creature was a shimmering, pulsating mass of white and mauve, shaped roughly like a cone.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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