skeleton
Example Sentences
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However, the scientific laboratory, which orbits 400 kilometres above Earth, has since been staffed by a skeleton crew of three.
From Barron's
But now it was eerie, the tranquil lake with these skeletons that had once towered proudly over forests and villages, standing in their watery wasteland.
From Literature
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The British skeleton team enjoyed a successful 2024-25 season, with Matt Weston winning overall World Cup gold and Marcus Wyatt silver, winning all seven races between them.
From BBC
Beijing 2022 marked the first Winter Olympics in which Great Britain failed to win a medal in skeleton but there is every hope of putting that right in Milan-Cortina.
From BBC
Among their number in Italy, Team GB have two of the best men's skeleton athletes in world champion Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.