bones

Example Sentences

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He told BBC Scotland News there were several possibilities for how the bones came up for auction.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But there’s an inevitable downside to anything that’s partially made of liquid dinosaur bones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

And now, there’s her husband’s cancer: prostate, stage four, metastasized to his bones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“I always remove all the meat from the bones and freeze one or both breasts for later use,” explains one Redditor.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

He’d picked the bones clean, but they’d still make needles, fish-hooks and broth; although without a cooking-skin, he couldn’t make any broth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver