How to Use connective tissue in a Sentence

connective tissue

noun
  • But don’t trim away all the fat and connective tissue.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Think of it as the connective tissue that will bring us into the next era of trends.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2021
  • It is caused by fat deposits that push against the connective tissue in the skin.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • As to the carne, choose a cut of beef that has lots of connective tissue and flavor.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Trim the skin and any traces of connective tissue from the sides of the swordfish steaks.
    — Wolfgang Puck, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But the fans become part of the connective tissue as well.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This classic tool is like a ‘dough roller’ for your connective tissues.
    — Lauren Schwartzberg, Slate Magazine, 2 Jan. 2018
  • In other words, the dots are there, but the connective tissue isn’t.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2020
  • These blades slice through fascia, fats, and connective tissue to take the chew out of the meat.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The heat breaks down the bones and connective tissue, which creates gelatin.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
  • The folds of flesh and connective tissue in the video looked foreign compared to what lay in front of me.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Discard the bones and connective tissue, and chop the meat into bite-sized chunks.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Um, because, uh, my, connective tissue has asked me not to do that anymore.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, it's made with collagen, a key part of healthy skin and connective tissue.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Tate is the connective tissue who binds all those parts together.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And Billie’s voice is the connective tissue through them all.
    — Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The latter are the cells which form the stomach's connective tissue.
    — Ben Coxworth october 16, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cellulite is caused by a breakdown in the connective tissue that helps to keep skin looking smooth.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Facebook builds the connective tissue to old friends and colleagues.
    — Steven Zeitchik, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • In stage 2, the tumors may have spread to connective tissue, muscles or bones.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But, there are other kinds of breast cancer that start in the cells of muscle, fat or connective tissue.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Hence the decision to make that idea the connective tissue binding the show.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • While the potatoes cook, pull the short rib meat off the bones, removing any bits of connective tissue.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • But the connective tissue is too weak to hold the picture together.
    — Noel Murray, latimes.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The main connective tissue with the old show is the documentary crew.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The idea was also to have a kind of connective tissue to what the audience has seen before.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But those Comets became part of the connective tissue of soccer’s growth here.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Tender steaks turn dry and stringy; the long cooking time of cholent is best suited to tougher cuts with more connective tissue.
    — Benjamin Dubow, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There’s plenty of connective tissue here.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • That seems to be a throughline and the connective tissue at the core of Aquazzura’s shoes.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026

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