flossy

Example Sentences

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I’m not a flossy man, so I don’t need a car that peacocks too loudly.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Plump pods and flossy seed heads signal the end of this year’s growing season while holding the germ of the next.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

The meat is shredded into flossy, slightly chewy tendrils that are gently charred around the edges on the grill and piled into aluminum to-go containers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2019

Biggie actually scored two posthumous No. 1s, the only artist to do so—three months after “Hypnotize,” he was back on top with his flossy, Puffy and Mase–supported, Diana Ross–sampling summer jam “Mo Money Mo Problems.”

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2018

Before it had been tacky and flossy and drab.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers