skeletal

Example Sentences

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The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

And his first hotel, which in better times had high-season occupancy rates of 80%, now only serves a handful of diplomats and corporate clients with a skeletal staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Researchers combined modern genetic analysis with skeletal studies, physical characteristics, and ecological observations to reexamine the snakes.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

"Even using soup cans or books as a form of resistance provides stimulus to skeletal muscles and could be used by individuals for whom other options are not feasible."

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Sometimes the photos did not sell—a project Mia did with skeletal leaves sold only one, and for several months she took up a series of odd jobs: housecleaning, flower arranging, cake decorating.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng