flay
Example Sentences
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There was still time for Root and Archer to flay the weary Australia attack in 44 balls of mayhem before the close.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
This isn’t to criticize the family, but to flay CNN, which should have reported the factual context of the household’s inflation experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
But coronavirus fears continue to flay stocks that are heavily exposed to China or sell to Australia’s debt-laden consumers.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2020
A sizable slice of the joy derived from “Pose” is in watching Jackson flay her challengers with the crisp delivery and presence perfected by the likes of Grace Jones.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2018
But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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