bodies

Example Sentences

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The ancestors of monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, lost osteoderms entirely – likely because their active lifestyle and efficient bodies functioned better without the additional weight.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Obviously, none of that means this is a universal sentiment within university bodies.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Then on Saturday a Maldivian rescue diver died during a search for the bodies.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The bodies of Kyiv-built attack drones are redesigned within months, not years, their engines even more quickly, and their guidance software within a matter of days.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Their bodies were heaving like laughter, but the laughs sounded more like growls and howls and snorts.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff