Examples of whalebone in a Sentence
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When Szabo and collaborators applied DNA and spectroscopy techniques to whalebones in Iceland, the outcome was no different.
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Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Baleen–or whalebone–is a hard substance made up of keratin.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
Some, like the Rat Hole, are pure happenstance: Take the daikon radish growing through concrete under an overpass in Osaka, Japan, for example, or the whalebone on the coast of Scotland that looks like a bird taking flight.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
If that were not enough, the gown sits atop a bespoke underpinning made of whalebone.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023
Designers and dressmakers used whalebone to provide the structure for corsets and skirts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023
Eyelets show where the bodice was once laced, and there are imprints from whalebone stiffeners that were used for shaping.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Strips of whalebone create the shape in the bodice.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
Under the leadership of the indomitable Cristabel, and with scenery devised by a louche Russian painter, the children put on theatrical productions staged in a whalebone structure.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Baleen–or whalebone–is a hard substance made up of keratin.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
Some, like the Rat Hole, are pure happenstance: Take the daikon radish growing through concrete under an overpass in Osaka, Japan, for example, or the whalebone on the coast of Scotland that looks like a bird taking flight.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
If that were not enough, the gown sits atop a bespoke underpinning made of whalebone.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023
Designers and dressmakers used whalebone to provide the structure for corsets and skirts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023
Eyelets show where the bodice was once laced, and there are imprints from whalebone stiffeners that were used for shaping.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Strips of whalebone create the shape in the bodice.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
Under the leadership of the indomitable Cristabel, and with scenery devised by a louche Russian painter, the children put on theatrical productions staged in a whalebone structure.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
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“Whalebone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whalebone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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