How to Use skeletal in a Sentence

skeletal

adjective
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  • She was skeletal after her illness.
  • The archaeologist found skeletal remains.
  • Clumps of fur around the skeletal remains of a dog ruffle in the wind.
    — Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And there could be more of the dinosaur's skeletal remains in the area, too.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Her bony knees seemed about to poke through the fabric of her skirt—and those thighs, skeletal. . . .
    — Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The witch approached the idol and slid a $100 bill between her skeletal fingers.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • An osprey lifts from its skeletal hull to glide low across the water.
    — Lizzie Pook, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Viserys looks skeletal, with a covering over the left side of his face.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Their eyes were sunken into their faces, their skeletal frames thin and fragile.
    — Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The grotesque sound of skeletal breakage pierces our ears with skin-crawling effect.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Gilbert’s skeletal remains were found in a marsh in Oak Beach in December 2011.
    — Samantha Wanderer, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Six days later, the skeletal remains of Thomas Erndt, 42, were found near Callville Bay.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Ghost forests are what remains when rising seas wash over coastal trees, leaving them bleached and skeletal.
    — Scistarter Team, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2022
  • All that remained was a massive pit of rubble mixed with skeletal remains excised from the blasts.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Later, Nepali and I stood together in front of the aviary, watching about fifty wild vultures peck at the skeletal remains of the carcass.
    — Meera Subramanian, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In August 2020, the Dome Fire burned more than a million Joshua trees alone, leaving skeletal remains of what had been a dense woodland.
    — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In total, five sets of skeletal remains have been discovered in Lake Mead since May.
    — The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Outside the orb’s metallic, skeletal frame is darkness.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 25 July 2023
  • Now, much of the charm is gone along with most of the residents, replaced by the skeletal remains of conifer trees and the deathly silence of block after empty block.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Her skeletal remains were located in a field six miles from the McDonald home.
    — Morgan Canty, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, vitamin D’s value to your body is more than simply skeletal.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The rear subframe has an organic, skeletal look, enabled by the AI exploration of forms.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Before long, she’s being carried off by a giant skeletal bird called a stymph, with Aggie latching on for the ride.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Her skeletal remains were found by a passerby near Drowning Creek, not far from Ga. 316, where they had been exposed to the elements for months.
    — Rosana Hughes, al, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Partial skeletal remains also were found Aug. 16 near the same swimming area.
    — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022
  • In 2019, Sarandon told ComicBook.com that he still gets booked for gigs to portray his skeletal persona and is amazed at how warmly the film is still received today.
    — Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The mystery of skeletal remains hunters found in 1991 on a private farm lane in Pickaway County, Ohio, long remained just that: a mystery.
    — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Any concern that his bones are extra brittle because of his diet and skeletal frame?
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Among the striking discoveries since 2018 were vibrant frescoes, a snack shop and the skeletal remains of people killed in the eruption.
    — Reuters, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The production is tasteful, gossamer at its best and sometimes just skeletal.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2022

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