bony

Example Sentences

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Her sparse, wiry-looking fur sticks out in all directions as if she'd stuck that bony middle finger in an electric socket.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

"I just saw white, dull, bony kind of material," he told BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Gnatalie will spend the rest of its fossilized existence welcoming visitors, its head arcing gently toward the windows, bony face turned toward the future Lucas Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Their gripe is that zoology has become, at its worst, the science of bony organisms, which is completely unrepresentative of the true nature of our planet.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024

And I hoped a swarm of pixies would bite his bony stubborn rump!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff