The farmer improved his soil's pH by adding shell lime from the coastal kilns.

The street performer ran a fast shell game, making it impossible for the crowd to tell where the pea was.

Street vendors were running shell games outside the market, distracting tourists while pickpockets worked the crowd.

Investigators discovered that the funds had been routed through multiple shell companies to hide the true owner.

In the greenhouse, the shell gingers were arranged in neat rows, their glossy leaves catching the afternoon light.

Beachcombers were delighted to find dozens of colorful shell stars scattered across the sand after the storm.

The hikers packed lightweight shell jackets before setting out into the mountains.

The marine biologists collected the shell-pads scattered along the shoreline for further analysis.

A large pen shell anchored itself among the seagrass, its fluted shell glittering in the shallow sunlit water.

The engineer proposed enclosing the star with a Dyson shell to harvest nearly all of its energy.