main body
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Their ages indicate they likely formed outside the main body of the galaxy, within the gas that was pushed away.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
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
"The idea is that the bats that are in the main body of the church will live in here, rather than in the church itself," he explains.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
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
These warriors were the main body of fighters; they would wait in ambush.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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