skin and bones

Example Sentences

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Uncle Dutch says he was skin and bones after a few weeks, and the whole crew was grumbling about Captain Graves.

From Literature

Baroness Golding said her dad told her of people at the camps who were "skin and bones with vacant eyes".

From BBC

Shred chicken into bite sized pieces, discarding skin and bones.

From Salon

“When my brother came, he was skin and bones,” Ms. Laveus said.

From New York Times

The last time their daughter saw her father, "he couldn't get out of bed. He was literally skin and bones," Gamboa said.

From Salon