skeleton

Example Sentences

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Access, basing rights, overflight permissions, maintenance, refueling and logistics are the skeleton of military power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

The New York Times published stories several years ago about former bobsled and skeleton athletes who struggled with symptoms similar to what Person, Sisson and Baird describe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Why is this ancient French skeleton sitting upright?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

I draw a skeleton putting itself back together again.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman