How to Use skull and crossbones in a Sentence

skull and crossbones

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• Gone are the skull and crossbones signs, the need to wear a flak jacket.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
• Flag aside, the skull and crossbones theme is found elsewhere on the ship.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2020
• The Navy destroyer is adorned with the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger, from the flag to steel doors.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2020
• One created a chair with a skull and crossbones in the shape of shovels.
  — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
• As soon as that was done, his son, Michael, designed a playhouse, complete with a skull and crossbones over the door.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2020
• And despite the best efforts of activists to inflame the GMO discourse with skull and crossbones rhetoric.
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2015
• For her costume, Jenner paired a red-and-black striped shirt that featured a skull and crossbones with red pants, a black belt and a red-and-black scarf.
  — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• Simpson’s chest ink featured a skull and crossbones line, with the grim reaper scythe’s underneath.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• After Barber died, he was dug up and reburied with his head and limbs placed on top of his ribcage in a skull and crossbones pattern.
  — Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019
• Her Twitter name includes a skull and crossbones emoji.
  — New York Times, 14 May 2021
• Photos show the person dressed in black clothing, including a shirt that appeared to have a skull and crossbones design on it.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• The launch sparked outrage as the company promoted the J.V. death machine with cartoon skulls and crossbones stylized as boys and girls.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023
• With a pirate Band-Aid decorated with skulls and crossbones left over from a layer of children—hers?
  — Margaret Atwood, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
• The Colony High School’s football team awards helmet stickers for each phase of the game: a skull and crossbones for defensive plays, gold stars for offense and cougar paws for special teams.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• The first two photos are of Simpson — whose impressive abs are on full display — and his new skull and crossbones line drawing on his right upper chest.
  — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 16 Oct. 2019
• Wearing a mask covered in skulls and crossbones — a tribute to the school’s pirate mascot — Mr. Montgomery, 66, took a selfie with each student.
  — Mariel Padilla, New York Times, 3 May 2020
• No skull and crossbones – just something on the package that informed a consumer that GMO ingredients are present.
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2013
• Cyrus received a tattoo of a bleeding heart punctured by a dagger, while Simpson went for a skull and crossbones plus an ominous-looking scythe.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 2 Dec. 2019
• Walker, who wore a black jacket with a red skull and crossbones, large goggles and huge blue gloves that went more than half way up her arms, also injects some humor and charm into the act.
  — David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Jan. 2018
• In the key art for the show, beauty products are covered with hazard symbols like a skull and crossbones, a neon-green overlay, and microscopic photos of what appears to be mold.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022
• The group last week designated Crypto as a caveat emptor security, which means that a skull and crossbones icon sits next to the stock symbol on the OTC markets website.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2017
• Symbols of skulls and crossbones appeared on some, but not all, of these bottles; warning labels didn’t become consistent until the 1960s.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
• Instead of just getting a standard skull and crossbones tattoo on her right angle, Rihanna gave the design a bespoke touch with a pretty red bow.
  — Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• As this 1725 map of New Orleans shows, that block -- then at the very back of town, surrounded by undeveloped lots -- was a cemetery, as evidenced by the skulls and crossbones that can be seen in the enlarged section of the map.
  — Mike Scott, nola.com, 26 June 2019
• The original PirateBox consisted of a wireless router, a network adapter, and a thumb drive all packed into a lunchbox emblazoned with a skull and crossbones.
  — Wired, 30 Aug. 2019
• California Republicans might as well change their logo to a skull and crossbones.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• To emphasize its claim, the post also includes an image of Ac'cent seasoning – the main ingredient of which is MSG – photoshopped with the skull and crossbones hazard symbol.
  — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021
• And perhaps companies will think twice before offering another service that would be labeled with the equivalent of a skull and crossbones.
  — Stephen Nowicki, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2019
• Instead of skulls and crossbones, it has been suggested on some backcountry social media channels that resorts post the pictures of those who have died after exiting a gate.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
• According to court documents, the suspect, later identified as Malindretos, was seen donning a ski mask, gloves and a hooded sweatshirt with an emblem of what appeared to be a skull and crossbones.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024