Sentence examples for only a shell from inspiring English sources

Only a shell remained of the city which once played host to a prestigious scientific community.

For the past month or so, Octavia has been only a shell of her former self.

"I've often said to people, the building is only a shell; it's what goes on inside that makes the difference".

Sometimes the failure involves only a shell deformation that does not affect the structural integrity of the overall silos.

But that sanction has mainly been used against smaller companies like Livedoor, which now exists as only a shell of its former self.

By midsummer, her emaciated form was only a shell of the dark-haired, full-face, hazel-eye young woman she had been.

The EU survived for some years more -- until the Acts of Dis-Integration of 2028 -- but only as a shell.

Many of the oldest and most primitive forms not only lacked a shell but also lacked a plastron and a carapace.

The library would only be a shell without them but they have brought it alive.

L&H now exists only as a shell company that is entirely separate from Dictaphone.

Look more closely and you'll realise that half of it is merely a shell, with only the holes for windows, brick walls and a roof remaining.