skin and bones

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

"I told myself before the game, 'he's made of skin and bones, just like everyone else'. But I was wrong."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

“I told myself before the game, he’s made of skin and bones just like everyone else — but I was wrong.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Now he weighed only what skin and bones do.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

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

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney