Sentence examples for a shell of the from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a shell of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is merely a remnant or a diminished version of its former self.
Example: "After the scandal, the company was left as a shell of the thriving business it once was."
Alternatives: "a shadow of the" or "a husk of the".

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"He's a shell of the guy he once was.

Artists Management Group will continue as a shell of the wide-ranging entertainment company that Mr. Ovitz once envisioned.

Latterly, his health deteriorated to the point where he became a shell of the man he once was.

And Nortel is a shell of the enterprise that had $29 billion in sales as recently as 2000.

They are a shell of the lucky, charmed and spirited playoff team, because of injuries and poor play.

"I know it's natural to integrate, but Skype is a shell of the company it once was.

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Their home, a minute's walk from the site, is a shell of timber, the brickwork having apparently peeled from the frame.

Their home, a minute's walk from the site, is a shell of timber, the brickwork having apparently peeled like skin from the frame.

He found a shell of a building, the internal walls removed, a solitary crystal light fitting hanging from the ceiling the only remainder of his home.

Made with a shell of sandblasted aluminum, the N1 looks remarkably like an iPad mini.

The two transformed the Tower Automotive, which was just a shell of a building at the time no heat, no water and no washroom.

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