Explore Eggshells through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eggshells meaning
plural of eggshell
Using Eggshells
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of eggshell
- In the example corpus, eggshells often appears in combinations such as: on eggshells, their eggshells, eggshells with.
Context around Eggshells
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eggshells
- In this selection, "eggshells" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, crushed, novel, eagle, worrying, approach and stingray stand out and add context to how "eggshells" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include walking on eggshells and chucking your eggshells in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eggshells" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eggshells
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There’s even a cocktail served in gold-dipped eggshells. (10 words)
DDT caused thinning of their eggshells, which caused the eggs to break before hatching. (14 words)
Rectify the wasteful habit of chucking your eggshells in the trash by holding onto them for future use. (18 words)
I’ve told him I’m sick of walking on eggshells and having to justify everything I do but he just can’t see what he’s doing and the effect that it’s having on our relationship. (38 words)
While many employees enjoyed their fellow staff members and the experience, several employees described the general environment of the workplace as intimidating and felt as though they were stepping on eggshells around the owners, Fox and Arwyn Birch. (38 words)
Peace lily enthusiasts have been advised to enhance their plant's flowering potential by using a "potassium-rich fertiliser" or by "adding some banana peels or eggshells" to the soil for added nutrients. (33 words)
As a white, 57-year-old single (whisper it quietly) *male* can you tell me what the most appropriate footwear to use when walking on eggshells? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Rectify the wasteful habit of chucking your eggshells in the trash by holding onto them for future use.
Team co-captain Lily Mullens, 20, said everyone was "stepping on eggshells," over the swimmer joining the women's squad.
Watching Poppy truly gives the feeling of walking on eggshells, just waiting to fall through into her bad side, only held back in the rankings by her lack of screen time.
An alternative method is to turn the crushed eggshells into tea, which you can pour directly on to the area of your garden you want to use it on.
Eggs can also stop slugs and snails from munching on your plants because they don't like the feel of the eggshells.
Her first novel, Eggshells, was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2015.
I am now questioning whether many other “friends” dislike spending time with me, and are walking on eggshells.
I'm constantly on eggshells, worrying about any upset, and am afraid we might get an anti social behaviour order on top of everything else.
I’ve told him I’m sick of walking on eggshells and having to justify everything I do but he just can’t see what he’s doing and the effect that it’s having on our relationship.
Peace lily enthusiasts have been advised to enhance their plant's flowering potential by using a "potassium-rich fertiliser" or by "adding some banana peels or eggshells" to the soil for added nutrients.
There are so many things you can put in a compost pile, from fruit peelings and vegetable scraps to eggshells and coffee grounds.
DDT caused thinning of their eggshells, which caused the eggs to break before hatching.
It caused the thinning of eggshells of birds, damaged their reproductive abilities and nearly wiped out populations of peregrine falcons and eagles.
It’s a walking-on-eggshells approach that will end in tears and bad temper if they don’t switch from conservative to decisive thinking now.
While many employees enjoyed their fellow staff members and the experience, several employees described the general environment of the workplace as intimidating and felt as though they were stepping on eggshells around the owners, Fox and Arwyn Birch.
By the 1950s, the spread of the pesticide DDT, which thins eagle eggshells, had led to a catastrophic decline.
There’s even a cocktail served in gold-dipped eggshells.
This is also where Wolterink’s growing ‘materials library’ is based, where clients can browse semi-precious stones and unique materials like eggshells, stingray leather, vellum, and more.
A review like this one can particularly feel like walking on eggshells, because, full disclosure, is probably one of my favorite metalcore bands since they first emerged in the early 2000’s.
As a white, 57-year-old single (whisper it quietly) *male* can you tell me what the most appropriate footwear to use when walking on eggshells?
Common combinations with eggshells
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on eggshells 11×
- their eggshells 3×
- eggshells with 3×
- the eggshells 2×
- eggshells and 2×
- eggshells to 2×
- eggshells of 2×