flayed

Example Sentences

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One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett flayed some wayward India bowling at a rate of more than five an over in their stand of 166, taking a huge chunk out of the tourists' 358.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

“It’s very human to not want to have yourself sort of flayed open for the world to see.”

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Lore answered, “The stag will be flayed and the carcass divided up, and then we’ll head back to camp.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo