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
The King and Queen, who had switched to a white outfit after wearing black to meet the Pope, walked back up the main body of the church, where another congregation were waiting.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 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
Moreover, this change in calcium levels occurred not only in the main body of the cell but also within substructures such as mitochondria -- the tiny power plants that cells use to produce energy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
He no longer felt responsible for them now they had joined the main body of the retreat.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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