rawboned

Example Sentences

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Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

Mr. Heenan began his career in wrestling when it was an almost underground enterprise, built on rawboned sinew and fast-paced patter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2017

Mr. Thomas has worked with the rawboned rock duo Royal Blood; other producers included Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic, Jacknife Lee and one of the band’s career-long collaborators, Steve Lillywhite.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2017

The tall, rawboned loner, who was then in his sixth decade of life, fell in love with the forested mountains and granite formations of Custer State Park.

From Washington Times • Aug. 19, 2017

He turned and stood as a door opened and a guard led in Dillard Early Sr. Dill’s father was tall and gaunt, rawboned.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner