Sentence examples for bones from inspiring English sources

The word "bones" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it as either a singular noun meaning the physical remains of a person or animal, or as a plural noun meaning a body part of a human or animal. Example sentence: The archaeologist carefully examined the bones that he had unearthed.

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bones

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Third person singular of bone

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The bones of the original garden were retained, including the pergola, to which timber beams were added.

Strain, discarding the bones and aromatics (after picking any meat off), and reduce the stock to about 300ml.

She was bullied at school and was devastated to be told, at 12, she couldn't be fixed until her bones stopped growing.

One of the big bones of contention in the Letwin/Alexander talks has been the future of the European arrest warrant which Tory right-wingers have put at the centre of their campaign for the repatriation of British powers from Brussels.

When, at the end, the character Ferdinand urges Salim to flee for his life, he does so in language that seems to open a window on to Naipaul's inner vision: "We're all going to hell, and every man knows this in his bones.

After a starter of cold duck's blood in a soup dish topped with golden, crisp fried shallots, we were served a huge platter of roasted carcass, and encouraged to toss the bones over our shoulders for the stray dogs to chew on.

"Their bones tell us the story of how hard they worked," Okasha said.

Previous research, based on marks on the mummies' bones left by TB infection, found that incidence of the disease in Vac surged from about 1760.

Speaking to the Derby Telegraph, Fearn said: "Make no bones about it, I know it's tough but when Patrick McLoughlin was first elected in 1986 he only got in with a 100 majority.

The boys were captivated by the medieval world around us, the priests with their ornate gold crosses, the tunnels linking the churches, and the macabre sight of human bones sticking out of coffins and carved niches in the rock face.

We know in our bones that we ought not to be driving diesel cars, leaving our lights on, flying to Tallinn on weekend breaks, putting off insulating our homes, etc.

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