bones
Example Sentences
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Pasadena Humane said it rushed the bird to its Wildlife Center, where vets found swelling but no broken bones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Blood samples are easier to profile, but those taken from teeth or bones can take several days to process.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The padding provides short-term protection against broken bones, but at terrible long-term cost.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The name Severnichthys had been used for individual teeth and a few small bones that existed in many museum collections.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Then Tante Jans standing in her doorway with a look that froze in the bones the thought of bouncing a ball.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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