all skin and bones
Example Sentences
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She had aged, all skin and bones, and her tapered eyes of a carnivorous animal had become sad and tame from looking at the rain so much.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Last of all came a straggler, all skin and bones, hobbling on a twisted foot.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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You put that long yellow paw of yours, all skin and bones, into a man's hand, and there you let it lie.
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
When there remains any cold fish, take away all skin and bones, mixing the flesh with salt, butter, pepper, and one or two raw eggs as you wish.
From The Belgian Cookbook by Various
A sour, black old ogre, all skin and bones, like a consumptive red herring!
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes