How to Use well-preserved in a Sentence

well-preserved

adjective
  • The head of the mummy was also left well-preserved, down to its chest, front arms and paws.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Even so, the team was stunned by how well-preserved the artifacts were.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The team even found leaves, also well-preserved, within the cave floor.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
  • Thanks to this, many of the skeletons are largely intact and well-preserved.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
  • They were found at a depth of up to 4.5 feet, and while some seem well-preserved, others are cracked or ruined.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In addition to its other features, the cub's foot pads and claws were well-preserved.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Sue is one of the most famous and well-preserved T. rex specimens ever found.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The ax, which is well-preserved, could have been used as a general purpose device.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • Some of them were well-preserved and still sealed in their original state, containing the remnants of 5,000-year-old wine.
    — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Researchers say the skin was well-preserved due to the unique conditions at the Richards Spur cave system in Oklahoma.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • But the samples were small and not well-preserved, so the team couldn’t look for other clues and turned to mice to investigate further.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The auction house claims the watch is well-preserved, in the same condition and with the same rubber strap as when Fischer received it.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The evidence was well-preserved and documented in the years since.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The bones were well-preserved, archaeologists said, and the man had been laid on his back with his lower limbs bent and his arms alongside his body.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Perhaps the most striking feature of the new find is its hair: The mummy has long brown locks that have been incredibly well-preserved.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Inside is a tardigrade, so well-preserved that its tiny claws are still visible.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Wrapped since the 1960s, the items, and their delicate organic components, were well-preserved.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The red leather is decorated with gold stitching and symmetrical ridges, while the pages inside are well-preserved, with very few rips or tears.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But unlike Earth, where weather and people can change the planet’s surface, the Moon’s original surface is well-preserved.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • This detergent liquid is also tough on odors, making sure that your garments are well-preserved for long-lasting wear!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The seats were plush, vintage but well-preserved, and exceedingly comfortable.
    — Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Even after a century underwater, the ships are still well-preserved.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The auction house said the skull was particularly rare and also remarkably well-preserved.
    — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Though the girl’s colorful alpaca wool robes, dark hair, teeth and fingernails were well-preserved, her face had been exposed to the elements and had largely disappeared.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Made of silicon, the ax was well-preserved and offers a glimpse into the tools used by this ancient pastoral-agricultural society.
    — Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Archaeologists described the burial ground as a rare find for the Alpine area and well-preserved due to its location in a historically flood-prone area.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Its 19th century gingerbread houses remain well-preserved, and its beaches still boast soft-sand and the waterfalls and natural swimming pool of the Bassin Bleu are still cobalt blue.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The weapon is surprisingly well-preserved, possibly because it was embedded in dense clay.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
  • The third ancient tomb, however, was well-preserved and relatively untouched, the institute said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
  • Though well-preserved, the cymbals also experienced some degradation over the millennia.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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