Example Sentences

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Conversely, in skeletally mature players, the injury pattern shifts from the growth plates to the soft tissue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

With an ankle sprain, for instance, "In a child who's skeletally immature, the growth plate is just the weak link in the chain. And it could fracture or pull apart."

From US News • Sep. 21, 2016

His face, all creases and hollows and dark shadows, is more skeletally angular than Elvis’s ever was, and he looks ravaged by anxiety in a way Elvis never did.

From Time • Apr. 21, 2016

The skeletally slim are more apt to draw envy, and if you do play the skinnier-than-thou game you will be judged harshly if you gain an ounce.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2013

Thoroughbreds are still growing skeletally, he said, and their muscles are still developing as 3-year-olds.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2011