bony
Example Sentences
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Unlike horns or bony plates, they were not solid extensions of bone.
From Science Daily
She was prodding the cheeses with her bony fingers, sniffing them one by one.
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There was a dry stream that snaked through a clear path of bony trees.
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In the dim light he looked bony, with a patchy coat.
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The bony face under the shadow of his hat.
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