Example Sentences

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In the beginning, Peck says it was easy to find trees and hire a mobile sawmill to cut them into planks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

He travels at roughly 5:20-mile pace, uphill, with his feet strapped to carbon-fiber planks, after he’s skied at top speed for several minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

We sawed pine planks while the big blue horseflies a privy draws plagued us bad.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck