How to Use trunk in a Sentence

trunk

noun
  • Paul wore dark blue swim trunks.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Then cut the trunk back to this area.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Scrape the bark down the limbs and trunk.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Prune all dead trunks back to the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • The trees were the four-trunk king palms.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Our bags were packed and stuffed in the trunk.
    — Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • His idea, to tie our coats to the trunks of trees.
    — Roey Leonardi, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Keep the mulch about 1 inch from the main trunk.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
  • When the hole is full, make a moat — around the stem or trunk.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Their bodies were in the trunk of the car.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His rifle was propped up against its trunk.
    — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The tree trunk was as thick as a telephone pole.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The trunk now passes through one of the guest rooms.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Clip away rogue stems that rise from the base of the plant or the trunk.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Look for twin trunks of all trees that are pushing apart.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • The doe’s eyes blinked on either side of a spindly trunk.
    — Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Do not pile mulch against the tree’s trunk; that can cause the bark to rot.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • On the rear a light bar spans the trunk framed by round tri-star tail lights.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The front end of the car was submerged and the trunk was open.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
  • Make sure the mulch does not touch the trunk to prevent rot.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • The issue could be a faulty door, trunk, or hood switch.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the items were found stashed in garbage bins and in the trunk of a car.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Hide valuables out of sight, such as in the glove box or trunk.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • This is the line where the branch joins an old branch or the tree's main trunk.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
  • No wood chips should ever be piled up against the trunk of a tree.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The lot may offer to make a fresh cut of the trunk of your tree.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • There are large black spots on the trunk, plus some kind of disease.
    — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The outside bark looked like seal skin, slick and taut around the trunk.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • This came in the form of bags and trunks wheeled along the sandy catwalk.
    — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Be safe and keep a keen eye out for things other than rocks and trunks.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026

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