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all skin and bones





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She had aged, all skin and bones, and her tapered eyes of a carnivorous animal had become sad and tame from looking at the rain so much.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Last of all came a straggler, all skin and bones, hobbling on a twisted foot.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

He was a withered old man, all skin and bones and sweat-stiffened tunic, with enormous red-rimmed eyes.

From Home is Where You Left It by Marlowe, Stephen

When there remains any cold fish, take away all skin and bones, mixing the flesh with salt, butter, pepper, and one or two raw eggs as you wish.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

You put that long yellow paw of yours, all skin and bones, into a man's hand, and there you let it lie.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William




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