skeletal finger
Frequency: 3.00.5 per million words
Refers to a finger that is extremely thin, appearing to be only bone.
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Examples (10)
- The prolonged illness left her with skeletal fingers that trembled slightly.
- He held up his skeletal finger, pointing accusatorily at the suspect.
- In the dimly lit room, her skeletal fingers seemed to claw at the air.
- The emaciated prisoner's skeletal finger tapped rhythmically on the table.
- The skeletal remains were identified by the distinct shape of a skeletal finger.
- He described the haunting image of the ghost's skeletal finger reaching out.
- The artist's depiction of the famine victim featured gaunt limbs and skeletal fingers.
- With a shiver, she noticed the skeletal finger peeking out from under the sheet.
- The detective examined the skeletal finger for any distinguishing marks.
- The creature's skeletal fingers scraped against the stone wall.