like a bag of bones
Example Sentences
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Pedro Garcia fell to the ground like a bag of bones.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
I'm too thin round the chest; nurse says I'm like a bag of bones, and I wouldn't make a smart soldier.
From His Big Opportunity by Le Feuvre, Amy
Her back and shoulders looked like a bag of bones.
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
In lowering the body it must "give" like a bag of bones fastened loosely together and well padded.
From Power Through Repose by Call, Annie Payson
