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Examples of chambered nautilus in a Sentence
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The event space-slash-test kitchen was outfitted with a Steinway Model B piano as well as a wall of McIntosh audio components and two massive speakers shaped like a chambered nautilus.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
On its surface was an imprint that resembled the shell of a chambered nautilus.
—Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
1777, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of chambered nautilus was
in 1777
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“Chambered nautilus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chambered%20nautilus. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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