bony arm
Frequency: 5.52.1 per million words
an arm so thin that the bones can be seen
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Examples (10)
- The old man reached out a bony arm to steady himself.
- After weeks of illness, her once strong limbs were reduced to bony arms and legs.
- A single bony arm emerged from the shadows, pointing towards the door.
- The gaunt prisoner extended a bony arm through the bars of his cell.
- The statue depicted a saint with a bony arm raised in prayer.
- The doctor was concerned by the patient's bony arm, a clear sign of severe weight loss.
- She was naturally very slender, with long, bony arms that she often hid under sweaters.
- He wrapped a blanket around her surprisingly bony arm.
- The refugee child held up a bony arm, begging for food.
- Through the tattered sleeve of his coat, I could see his pale, bony arm.