How to Use exoskeleton in a Sentence

exoskeleton

noun
  • Their exoskeletons turned up later, crisp-fried atop a meat dish.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • And their exoskeleton is what serves as the part of the bridge on which other ants march.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Bleaching victims turns the hard exoskeletons or corals a pale white.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • No car, drone, or exoskeleton can come close to these abilities.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The bleaching victims, with all or swathes of their hard exoskeletons turned pale white, stand out like bones.
    Alie Skowronski, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The bottom cicada was then doomed to have a nymph exoskeleton stuck it.
    Washington Post, 18 May 2021
  • Although the exoskeleton is the same, the algorithm changes for each one.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • While one or two likely won't hurt, their crunchy exoskeleton could present a choking hazard.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2021
  • As pests crawl through it, its jagged edges scrape their exoskeletons, dehydrating and killing them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • The robotic exoskeleton helps people with spinal cord injuries walk again.
    Coty Kuschinsky, The Seattle Times, 20 Jan. 2018
  • This is because the exoskeletons are difficult to break down.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • This is because the exoskeletons are difficult to break down.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • These nymphs will pop out of the ground, climb upward, then molt their nymphal case, just like a crab casting off an old exoskeleton.
    Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • At no point does the crew believe that the shark has some sort of exoskeleton or protection from sheer impact.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2018
  • These fungal tubes are made of rigid cells that contain chitin, the same compound found in insect exoskeletons.
    Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • To date these exoskeletons have not made an appearance on the battlefield.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Diatomaceous earth is effective against most pests with exoskeletons, as well as slugs and snails.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Many of the molting cicadas were hopelessly stuck in their nymph exoskeleton.
    Washington Post, 18 May 2021
  • Salt works best on pests with soft exoskeletons, like slugs and snails, by dehydrating and killing them on contact.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • California spiny lobsters shed their exoskeletons once a year, in the fall.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • His sons, Tristan (left) and Adrien, grew up watching their dad test exoskeletons.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2026
  • For now, the exoskeleton remains both a comedy bit and a striking proof of concept.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • All of the action is within an exoskeleton that prevents the children from falling out.
    Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Its body is just over three-inches-long and has an exoskeleton made up of one head shield on top and nine separate body segments.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The fungus infiltrates the host's exoskeleton and brain via spores scattered in the air that attach to the host body.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
  • With that funding, Lenzi said the exoskeleton can be made available on the market in a couple years.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The system takes heavy loads and transfers the weight to the knees, where the exoskeleton provides extra support.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2017
  • The insects are reddish-tan in color and are elongated, with a shiny exoskeleton.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
  • There was a mushroom one with long fringes that bounced trippily; there was a mottled sequin ribcage with a tulle exoskeleton.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The new exoskeleton will often be folded and ridged and crumpled up inside the old one to take up a much smaller volume.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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