The beach was littered with scimitar shells that glinted like tiny sabers in the sun.

After the farm fair, the children collected chicken shells from the stalls to use in an art project.

After the storm, children spent the afternoon sorting the wedge shells they had found along the tidal pools.

She collected sea shells along the tide line while watching the sunset.

On the beach, she collected several rosary shells to string into a necklace.

On the shoreline, I found several tusk shells that looked like tiny curved ivory tubes.

The collector carefully displayed the admiral shells in a glass case.

The display featured dozens of fountain shells that lit the night sky with sparkling jets.

The archaeologists carefully catalogued the porphyry shells recovered from the burial chamber.

Biologists collected carrier shells from the shoreline to study how organisms use them.