“The function of the vertebrate backbone relies on an array of tissues, with variable composition and structure integrated into a multitude of configurations.”

“I suppose I was hoping for some respite, an opportunity to resolve my grief and develop some backbone to return home to Australia and face the music.”

“True, they have not that softness of speech which is said to be possessed by Londoners, but they have plenty of grit and backbone in their characters.”

“Segments are the building blocks of arthropod bodies, vertebrae the building blocks of backbones.”

“Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates, or animals with backbones, to flap their wings and fly.”

“The researchers found horse skulls and backbones in the villages, indicating that horses were butchered on site.”