Examples of “bone” in a Sentence

noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.

• She fractured a bone in her wrist after the fall.
• Dogs love to chew on bones.
• The vet said the puppy's leg bone was healing well.

noun An off-white color resembling the shade of bone.

• The wedding invitations were printed on bone-colored card stock.
• We painted the kitchen cabinets a pale bone shade.
• Her dress was a soft bone tone that suited the summer evening.

verb To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

• The butcher boned the chicken thighs for us.
• First, bone the fish carefully so nobody chokes at dinner.
• I always bone the chicken breast before I stuff it.