Eggshell is an English word with synonyms like shell or covering. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Eggshell meaning
- The shell around an egg.
- A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.
Eggshell vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Eggshell
- The main meaning on this page is: The shell around an egg. | A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.
- Useful related words include: shell, covering, natural covering, cover.
- Possible Dutch translations are: eierschaal.
- In the example corpus, eggshell often appears in combinations such as: the eggshell, eggshell fragments, and eggshell.
Context around Eggshell
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eggshell
- In this selection, "eggshell" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lower, fossilized, dramatically, fragments, quality and keeps stand out and add context to how "eggshell" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small eggshell filled with and against the eggshell students were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eggshell" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eggshell
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Identification and comparison of modern and fossil crocodilian eggs and eggshell structures. (12 words)
Golfball-sized Madagascar tortoises emerge from eggshell following 100-day incubation period pic. (13 words)
The eggshell skull rule was recently maintained in Australia in the case of Kavanagh v Akhtar. (16 words)
Some are funny, like an explanation of how the eggshell keeps the white and yolk together when frying an egg, or why it cannot answer the question of what gender the first female President of the U.S. president will be. (41 words)
But it’s the over-the-top interior design and designed furnishings that catches your eye; some rooms feature bright yellows, pinks, and eggshell blues, while others are decorated with everything from patterned red-and-white wallpaper or gilded tile work. (41 words)
By shining a bright light against the eggshell, students were able to see blood vessels, the heart, and air cell inside the egg, as well as determine which eggs were not fertilized. (32 words)
Example sentences (16)
Lower eggshell quality:Hens may lay fewer eggs or produce eggs with weaker shells, reducing overall egg quality and increasing the number of seconds.
She said she felt like she was 'constantly walking on eggshell' and feeling on edge when she was around him.
Some are funny, like an explanation of how the eggshell keeps the white and yolk together when frying an egg, or why it cannot answer the question of what gender the first female President of the U.S. president will be.
The scientists tested their model on modern emu and ostrich eggs before applying it to the fossilized eggshell fragments found in New Guinea.
By shining a bright light against the eggshell, students were able to see blood vessels, the heart, and air cell inside the egg, as well as determine which eggs were not fertilized.
According to Vremir, the researchers found 13 whole enantiornithine eggs, along with thousands of eggshell fragments, including those of crocodiles.
But it’s the over-the-top interior design and designed furnishings that catches your eye; some rooms feature bright yellows, pinks, and eggshell blues, while others are decorated with everything from patterned red-and-white wallpaper or gilded tile work.
Golfball-sized Madagascar tortoises emerge from eggshell following 100-day incubation period pic.
Accordingly, it is exceptionally valuable for bathrooms, furniture, and kitchens, but it is shinier than eggshell, so it is even more prone to show imperfections.
Eggshell finish is valued for bathrooms because it washable and water repellent, so that it tends not to peel in a wet environment.
Identification and comparison of modern and fossil crocodilian eggs and eggshell structures.
Some studies show that although DDE levels have fallen dramatically, eggshell thickness remains 10–12 percent thinner than before DDT was first used.
The eggshell skull rule was recently maintained in Australia in the case of Kavanagh v Akhtar.
The happō, a small eggshell filled with blinding powder ( metsubushi ), was also used to facilitate escape.
The live-bearing groups differ in whether the young are carried to term within (ovoviviparous) or without (viviparous) an enclosing eggshell.
The population from Río de Oro was once separated as Struthio camelus spatzi because its eggshell pores were shaped like a teardrop and not round.
Common combinations with eggshell
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: