skeleton
Example Sentences
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“Ukraine must clearly emerge from this very weak historical period, not only as a sovereign and independent country, but without any skeletons in the closet or weights on its feet,” Chaly said.
A craniofacial reconstruction of the ancient skeleton had previously depicted her as having curly black hair, brown eyes and dark skin.
From BBC
On Monday, a skeleton crew of security staffers turned away visitors with tickets, telling them they would be refunded.
As a result, it remains a ruin—a mostly standing skeleton with steel rebar protruding from mangled concrete walls.
“Even if offices don’t officially close, running them with a skeleton crew and forcing people to wait months for appointments is very harmful,” she said.
From MarketWatch
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