How to Use skin and bones in a Sentence
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Remove the skin and bones from the chicken legs.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
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Remove meat from legs; discard skin and bones.
—Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
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When cool enough to handle, shred meat, discarding skin and bones.
—Kate Merker, Woman's Day, 1 Mar. 2021
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Make sure any cooked fish has the skin and bones removed before sharing it with your cat.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
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Otis was a little late to show up and displayed even more skin and bones than the other bears.
—Erin Berger, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
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The mineral is also said to be good for skin and bones and soothes sore muscles.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2021
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Cool for 5 minutes; discard the skin and bones, and shred the meat into large pieces.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
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Poor families might ask the fishmonger for just the fish head, skin and bones.
—Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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The turkey’s skin and bones were essential to give the stock flavor as well as body.
—Andy Baraghani, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
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Place chicken breasts on a work surface and remove, then discard skin and bones.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
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Eating chicken used to mean getting whole chickens, skin and bones and all.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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As soon as the chicken is cool enough to handle, pull off and shred the meat; discard the skin and bones.
—Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
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Remove and discard skin and bone from chicken, and cut meat into bite-size pieces.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
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Other tins, like Season’s, remove the skin and bones for you.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
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Let cool slightly, then shred into bite-size pieces (discarding skin and bones).
—Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
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But its presence in skin and bones is where the protein is most concentrated.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
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Shred the meat, discarding the skin and bones, and reserve to serve with soup or use for another recipe.
—Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
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Transfer chicken to a bowl and when cool enough to handle, shred the meat, discarding the skin and bones.
—Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2021
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When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred the meat into bite-size pieces, discarding skin and bones.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
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But in a small number of cases, infection can spread to the nervous system, skin and bones.
—David Axe, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2023
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Emma went from this vibrant 21-year-old to someone who was 80 pounds, skin and bone.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Parts of the corpse were mummified, with the moisture naturally drained from the skin and bones.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2021
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Heavy skin and bones are counterweights to gas; a muscular diaphragm adjusts for roll and pitch.
—National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2022
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Rich in nutrients, fiber, and a composition of healthy fats, chia seeds support gut and heart health and healthy skin and bones.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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The researchers tried adding emulsifiers and later gelatin from the skin and bones of the birds, but the consistency was off.
—Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Discard skin and bones from chicken, herb sprigs, and cooked vegetables, reserving broth in Dutch oven.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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If the chicken is done before the rest of the ingredients, remove it, discarding the skin and bones, and put it aside.
—CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
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But there are also shears that are designed for more specialized and specific tasks, such as cutting through the skin and bones of poultry.
—Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020
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There’s not a lot of meat on ham hocks, but there’s a lot of skin and bone, which after a long simmer infuse the potlikker with collagen, like a rich bone broth.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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The group grew physically weak, wasting away until there was little left of their corporeal selves but skin and bones.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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