flay

Example Sentences

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He’s mainly known for upcycling the flayed skin from his neighbor’s corpses into household furnishings, allegedly inspired by Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch.

From Salon

A convent girl with a creepy streak, Elizabeth sees beauty in biology, leaning over a corpse’s flayed back to appreciate the intricacy of its ventricles.

From Los Angeles Times

He drove his first delivery for four before he set about flaying India's bowling to all corners of this ground in an epic partnership of 303 with Harry Brook.

From BBC

From then on, he curbed his aggressive instincts to support Gill, but could not resist one straight flay off Bashir for six.

From BBC

Its common name is weeping fig, and in these flayed skins the lamentation resonates.

From Los Angeles Times