bone

Example Sentences

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He has wires in his lower leg bones holding them together, following a serious one picked up while running for the British relay team.

From BBC

Researchers have so far recovered 49 bone pieces including a femur, vertebrae and ribs, it added.

From Barron's

Will film and television never tire of riffling through the bones of dead Kennedys?

From Los Angeles Times

Since the dawn of his career, Eastwick has had more than one bone to pick with evolutionary psychology.

From Los Angeles Times

The costume, which consists of a bodice placed over a boned skirt fitted with a farthingale -- a kind of padded roll that provides volume at the hips -- is part of the sale's "Remarkable" section.

From Barron's