How do you use Skeletons in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Skeletons meaning
- plural of skeleton
- Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).
Using Skeletons
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of skeleton | Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).
- In the example corpus, skeletons often appears in combinations such as: skeletons of, the skeletons, skeletons and.
Context around Skeletons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skeletons
- In this selection, "skeletons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pliant, find, limbo, doing, fishing and may stand out and add context to how "skeletons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 000 skeletons and other and ancient human skeletons have been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skeletons" sits close to words such as burroughs, cadillac and climatic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skeletons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For additional structure or protection, pliant skeletons may be supported by rigid skeletons. (13 words)
Types of skeletons There are two major types of skeletons: solid and fluid. (13 words)
He lied because he had a closet full of skeletons," the attorney said. (13 words)
A Necromancer player character, for instance, can be a superlative summoner that drowns enemies in tides of skeletons and flesh golems, or be specialized into a wielder of blood magic and debilitating curses. (33 words)
Concluding the story, Steve added that all he can do right now is concentrate on being the best dad he can be to Ellie but is completely floored by all the family skeletons. (33 words)
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave? (32 words)
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave? (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Throughout the yard you’ll find skeletons doing the limbo, skeletons fishing, a skeleton rescuing a skeleton cat from a tree, and much more.
For additional structure or protection, pliant skeletons may be supported by rigid skeletons.
Pliant skeletons Pliant skeletons are capable of movement; thus, when stress is applied to the skeletal structure, it deforms and then reverts to its original shape.
This analysis can include comparing the skeletons found on site with already identified animal skeletons.
Types of skeletons There are two major types of skeletons: solid and fluid.
A Necromancer player character, for instance, can be a superlative summoner that drowns enemies in tides of skeletons and flesh golems, or be specialized into a wielder of blood magic and debilitating curses.
A number of ancient human skeletons have been unearthed by in Spain, including one modified as a cranial “skull cup”.
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave?
Around 3,000 skeletons and other remains dating back as far as the Roman era in London were unearthed, having been hidden underground just metres from the existing Underground station for decades.
Concluding the story, Steve added that all he can do right now is concentrate on being the best dad he can be to Ellie but is completely floored by all the family skeletons.
Divers or remote-operated vehicles would then place the skeletons on a damaged reef or where a new reef was being assembled.
Great swathes of are taken up by Ash battling skeletons and Deadites with a Medieval army, resulting in large-scale destruction rather than intimate terror.
He lied because he had a closet full of skeletons," the attorney said.
In their slow march, they passed the skeletons of grandiose new homes and a scattering of trailers and trucks where the village for the ultra-luxe ski and golf resort is planned.
It’s pretty sad that this Mayor with All of his skeletons will be teaming up with the lawless Becton on this.
The evil Baron Dark gets the dark half, allowing him to transform himself and others into living skeletons.
The fossil shows a badgerlike creature chomping down on a small, beaked dinosaur, their skeletons intertwined.
Their remains are best known from Ireland, where countless skeletons and bones turned up in the peat bogs as they were dug on a large scale for fuel.
These skeletons fight on Yamamoto's behalf until the enemy turns to dust.
The skeletons were those of individuals aged between 18-45, and it is thought that they were all men.
Common combinations with skeletons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- skeletons of 31×
- the skeletons 26×
- skeletons and 26×
- skeletons in 14×
- of skeletons 11×
- their skeletons 11×
- and skeletons 8×
- skeletons are 7×
- complete skeletons 7×
- human skeletons 6×