How to Use well-preserved in a Sentence
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The head of the mummy was also left well-preserved, down to its chest, front arms and paws.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Even so, the team was stunned by how well-preserved the artifacts were.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
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The team even found leaves, also well-preserved, within the cave floor.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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They were found at a depth of up to 4.5 feet, and while some seem well-preserved, others are cracked or ruined.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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In addition to its other features, the cub's foot pads and claws were well-preserved.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sue is one of the most famous and well-preserved T. rex specimens ever found.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The ax, which is well-preserved, could have been used as a general purpose device.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
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Some of them were well-preserved and still sealed in their original state, containing the remnants of 5,000-year-old wine.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
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Researchers say the skin was well-preserved due to the unique conditions at the Richards Spur cave system in Oklahoma.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
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But the samples were small and not well-preserved, so the team couldn’t look for other clues and turned to mice to investigate further.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
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The auction house claims the watch is well-preserved, in the same condition and with the same rubber strap as when Fischer received it.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
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The evidence was well-preserved and documented in the years since.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 Mar. 2023
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Perhaps the most striking feature of the new find is its hair: The mummy has long brown locks that have been incredibly well-preserved.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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Inside is a tardigrade, so well-preserved that its tiny claws are still visible.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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Wrapped since the 1960s, the items, and their delicate organic components, were well-preserved.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
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The red leather is decorated with gold stitching and symmetrical ridges, while the pages inside are well-preserved, with very few rips or tears.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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But unlike Earth, where weather and people can change the planet’s surface, the Moon’s original surface is well-preserved.
—Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
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This detergent liquid is also tough on odors, making sure that your garments are well-preserved for long-lasting wear!
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
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The seats were plush, vintage but well-preserved, and exceedingly comfortable.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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Even after a century underwater, the ships are still well-preserved.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
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The auction house said the skull was particularly rare and also remarkably well-preserved.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
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Though the girl’s colorful alpaca wool robes, dark hair, teeth and fingernails were well-preserved, her face had been exposed to the elements and had largely disappeared.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
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Archaeologists described the burial ground as a rare find for the Alpine area and well-preserved due to its location in a historically flood-prone area.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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The weapon is surprisingly well-preserved, possibly because it was embedded in dense clay.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
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The third ancient tomb, however, was well-preserved and relatively untouched, the institute said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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The team analyzed two newly uncovered and well-preserved skeletal fossils of shuotheriids.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
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Archaeology tends to prioritize human remains, so the tiny bones the team had to work with were not all well-preserved or well-labeled—nor was isolating pathogen DNA within them an easy task.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
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Much of the ship remains well-preserved, and the broken hull allows divers to see construction details not usually visible on completely intact ships.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
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The ancient cheese was incredibly well-preserved, but a new assessment of the chunks reveals some long-obsecured knowledge about human culture and a potential path for how dairy may have spread across Asia.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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The skin resembles a crocodile hide's pattern and texture, with its detail so well-preserved that individual scales pop along the various casts.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
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