How to Use bone in a Sentence
bone
noun
- The handle of the knife is made from bone.
- We are all made of flesh and bone.
- The leg bone is connected to the knee bone.
- He broke a bone in his left arm.
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Hold the tail and pick the flaky white meat right off the bones.
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David A. Brown,
Field & Stream,
11 Jan. 2024
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The scene shifts to a young male, who pulls a large bone from a skeleton.
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Cat Bohannon,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2023
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Stewing a drumstick in the greens will leave the meat falling off the bone.
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Julie Giuffrida,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2023
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The structure was set on fire, and most of the bodies were reduced to bone.
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Nina Strochlic,
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2023
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Aim to select the side with the thicker, sturdier bone.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2023
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The bones of one man were found in the back seat on top of the bones of his beloved golden retriever.
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Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Aug. 2023
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The bones are grilled and used to make a stock with kombu, ginger and scallion for the porridge.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2024
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Some symptoms of the disease might include a lump in the arm, leg, chest or pelvis, or a break in a bone.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2024
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Discard the neck bone (do not feed this to your dog), clean out the gizzard, and cut the rest of the giblets into bite-sized pieces.
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Matthew Every,
Field & Stream,
22 Nov. 2023
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Half her nose, her eyelids had been ripped from the bone and had moved sideways.
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Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
15 Dec. 2023
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The gold and diamond bone motif embroidered on the dress brought out the warm tones of the necklace and the ring.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2024
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The home has changed hands over the years and undergone several changes, though the bones remain the same.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2023
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Gooch said he was shot in his ankle and has broken bones in his foot.
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Analisa Novak,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2024
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Rather than fighting with the bones, like the exposed stone, the new pieces complement them.
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Hadley Mendelsohn,
House Beautiful,
8 June 2023
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Don’t have a creative bone in your body, not even one to tackle no-sew projects?
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Shelby Deering,
Country Living,
10 Aug. 2023
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The meat contains no bones, feathers, beaks or hooves and does not need to be slaughtered.
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Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
21 June 2023
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One of the hallmarks of bone cancer is sudden and extreme growth.
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Detroit Free Press,
14 Mar. 2024
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The carpal tunnel is a narrow conduit in the wrist made up of small bones and soft tissues.
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Benjamin Plackett,
Discover Magazine,
27 Jan. 2024
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Share [Findings] Chimpanzees have a bone in their hearts.
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Ben Lerner,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Jan. 2024
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The cochlea is filled with fluid, is lined with 3,500 hair cells and is encased in a dense dome of bone with a tiny, round membrane.
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Gina Kolata,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2024
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And don’t discard the bones once the soup is cooked; this is a rustic soup and one of the pleasures of it is pulling a bone out of the bowl and eating the meat from it.
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Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2024
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That prompted an online search for the bones, and they were later returned.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2024
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Without this enzyme, these sugars build up in the eyes, heart, bones, and elsewhere.
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Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
15 Dec. 2023
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The patella bone can be broken during a fall or an impact.
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Jonathan Cluett, Md,
Verywell Health,
9 Nov. 2023
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Bone marrow is a soft, fatty tissue inside the center of the bones, where blood cells are made.
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Julie Washington,
cleveland,
21 Aug. 2023
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The pork chop bones are excavated for every last morsel of meat.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2023
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