skeleton
Example Sentences
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Because gastroliths are small and light-weight, their intact arrangement indicated that much of the skeleton might still be preserved within the rock.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Bowser gets turned into a skeleton version of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Anschutz owns the Home Depot Center, where the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams train.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Jam snapped, her words heavy with contempt laid over a skeleton of fear.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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