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Free sign upThe phrase "a shell for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that serves as a protective or enclosing layer for another object or concept.
Example: "The software acts as a shell for the underlying system, providing a user-friendly interface."
Alternatives: "a cover for" or "an outer layer for".
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In "Fever Dream," every body is a shell for another voice, another presence.
To turn over a shell for further identification would have meant losing the rare saline liquid of the oysters.
Gulf and Western, an auto parts seller, became a shell for buying sugar refineries, steel mills and film studios.
He bought it as a shell for about 7.7 million rubles in 2003, converted it and now estimates that it is worth about 50 million rubles.
Holding up a shell for the camera, the man explained that it was "an Energa," a brand of anti-tank weapon not used by Syria's security forces.
The work was also to include the creation of a "shell" for an additional station at 10th Avenue and 41st Street.
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With the exception of a shell steak for $29 and a crab cake entrée for $22, everything is under $20.
Identity has long been a shell game for Mr. Dylan.
It was just a shell, vacant for 30 years with four-story-high weeds in the sunny back yard.
Trying to correctly identify the section where his family is sitting has become a shell game for him.
They're either a shell company for Google (unlikely), or professional domainers/cybersquatters.
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