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
For thirty-eight days, I lay in a coma—sixty-six pounds of skin and bones.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
