Definition of Skeleton

an internal framework or body used to protect and support

Examples of Skeleton in a sentence

After the fire, the building’s metal skeleton was the only thing left standing.  

Although the deceased woman’s flesh had decomposed long ago, her family still wanted to give her skeleton a proper burial.  

Bones of the dinosaur skeleton helped archaeologists determine the extinct animal’s height and weight.  

Findings on the woman’s skeleton indicate that the killer bludgeoned her body with a blunt object.  

A complete skeleton was not recovered, as the ribs that protected the lungs were never located.  

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