skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
Examples of skeletal in a Sentence
The archaeologist found skeletal remains.
She was skeletal after her illness.
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Now scientists say skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle are those of the mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval saga.
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Seven months later, in May 1997, after the spring thaw, a volunteer who was setting up a navigation course for park rangers found skeletal remains at the community building in the old Longmire campground, about a mile from the inn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Tempe police arrested a man after an investigation revealed human skeletal remains inside a freezer in his backyard.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
The portrait is displayed above a brown end table with a vase of red roses in the back of a large, black dining table holding dozens of skull heads, a Halloween skeleton torso and a skeletal hand.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Seven months later, in May 1997, after the spring thaw, a volunteer who was setting up a navigation course for park rangers found skeletal remains at the community building in the old Longmire campground, about a mile from the inn.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
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skeletal
adjective
skel·e·tal
ˈskel-ət-ᵊl
: of, relating or attached to, forming, or resembling a skeleton
skeletal muscles
the skeletal system
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