skeletal
Example Sentences
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A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Keenan had suffered rhabdomyolysis, a life-threatening medical emergency caused by rapid, extensive skeletal muscle breakdown, which can be brought on by extreme exertion.
From BBC • May 15, 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
The viral video shows him carrying a bundle of skeletal remains wrapped in a sack to the bank and placing it outside the building's entrance.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The Black Book slams shut, and the skeletal figure is yanked back through the ghostly green door before it dissolves into mist.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Vocabulary lists containing skeletal
STAAR Biology: Biological Processes and Systems
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Organisms and Environments 5: Human Systems
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Novel Study: Inside Out & Back Again, Unpack and Repack–1976: The Year of the Dragon
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