bones

Example Sentences

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There’s also a sand pit where children can dig up replicas of pygmy mammoth bones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Ever since, skin bones have remained a recurring motif in evolution.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Three years after the bones were found, an international team led by researchers from the University of Lancashire successfully extracted DNA from the remains.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Soprano Gabriella Reyes brought both menace and comedy to Catrina, tossing off her coloratura laughter and rocking her costume of silvery bones painted on black and swathed in tulle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This must be the Raven Clan’s bone-ground: the place where they laid the bones of their Dead.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver