skeleton

Example Sentences

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He added in opening arguments that it "knew they had skeletons in their closet" and that years of "emphatic denials were not true".

From Barron's

At its peak, 80 people were working on the project – but that has been cut to a handful of skeleton staff until the transmission charging issue is resolved.

From BBC

He added that ANL "knew they had skeletons in their closet" and that years of "emphatic denials were not true".

From Barron's

He said ANL "knew they had skeletons in their closet" because the company investigated the use of phone hacking between 2003-05, finding evidence in stories that the technique had been used.

From BBC

We set skeletons on either side of the mirror to stand sentry.

From Literature