How to Use trunk in a Sentence

trunk

noun
  • The engine was in the back, and the trunk was in front.
    — Mikhail Brown For The Wall Street Journal, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022
  • There were the snakes, and the rats gnawing at the trunk.
    — Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • Gemma's body in the trunk at the foot of the bed and move it to the game larder.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The front end of the car was submerged and the trunk was open.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
  • Four males got out of the car and took items from the trunk.
    — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • When the hole is full, make a moat — around the stem or trunk.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The lot may offer to make a fresh cut of the trunk of your tree.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Plus, the straps and hooks can abrade the paint at the edges of trunk lids and rear hatches.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
  • The guys are in trunks of speedos, the girls in one-pieces or bikinis.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The agents also were seen searching the trunk of a car and a yacht in the back of the house.
    — Michael Cartwright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
  • That means the trunk of the body is what counts, as opposed to the head, limbs or feet.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The outside bark looked like seal skin, slick and taut around the trunk.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • Someone spray-painted the trunk and driver’s-side area of the car.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
  • That’s around the time trunk-or-treat emerged in Michigan.
    — Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The trunk of the car is open, as are several of the windows.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In the trunk Lineback found dryer sheets, which the deputy said can be used to mask the smell of drugs.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Use a garden trowel to scratch the trunk near the soil line.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Hide valuables out of sight, such as in the glove box or trunk.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • Keep the mulch from touching the trunk of the tree to prevent disease.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
  • Leo Schofield put a large object into the trunk of the car and drive off.
    — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Two migrants were in the back seat and three others were in the trunk, per CBP.
    — The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • There are large black spots on the trunk, plus some kind of disease.
    — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Mossy greens sharply contrast against the warm browns of tree trunks and dirt.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Every guitarist seems to have a uke handy in the closet or in the trunk of the car.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The car trunk is where a lot of things go to disappear.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Keep your trunk vertical, with your hips close to the front edge of the chair.
    — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The blue slash was spray-painted on its 500-year-old trunk.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Cut an inch away from the trunk, and be careful not to cut the trunk itself.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
  • With a trunk or hitch mount, check to make sure it’s installed high enough to keep the tires of the bike from hitting the ground.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

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