flesh

Dramatizations of the several lives studied put figurative flesh on the petrified bodies of the volcano victims, and those who escaped such a fate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Eventually, they used stray dogs, hoping they could detect the scent of flesh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Norwegian fans with their 'Viking Row' was impressive to witness in the flesh v France in Boston.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Perhaps he’ll flesh out his views a bit more, but don’t count on a major reveal.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The fish was missing neat round circles of flesh.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

That earlier book floated an eye-catching thesis that Mr. Mandelbaum now fleshes out fully: that U.S. foreign policy is, indeed, distinctive, being “unusually ideological, unusually economic, and unusually democratic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She has a terrific speech about dating him, which fleshes out her character, while the other women are denied such an opportunity, which is a drawback.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024

Along with some good work by returning screenwriter and longtime Wan collaborator David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Wilson fleshes out Orm’s motivations and worldview enough to make his redemption arc believable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

Treasury Department fleshes out the minute details in President Biden’s signature climate bill.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

A glance into the classrooms of the Los Angeles public school system, where my sons are being educated, fleshes out the abstract debates with the faces of children.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

By the 2000s, some franchises offered games that fleshed out or complemented the worlds depicted on the silver screen.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Redmond has since fleshed out the Los Angeles version of the show, going deeper into stories and punching up the jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Professors Carlos Manuel Vázquez and Steve Vladeck fleshed out the theory in an important 2013 article that has only grown more relevant since.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

Ms. Aitchison’s frequent collaborator Finn Keane handles most of the production, and the pair’s fondness for hyper-processed computerized arrangements is fleshed out with a large string section.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Part of this command superstructure that had accumulated over an entire career was not completely fleshed out but still had impact on the colonel’s persona as a commander.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The luxurious hotel complex was proposed by Washington and Tehran, and their Pakistani and Qatari mediators, for the negotiations aimed at fleshing out their preliminary agreement on ending nearly four months of war.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

We’re all for peace-making, but this idea could use some fleshing out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

But if that’s the case, “Hamnet” should spend far more time fleshing out its titular character than its tertiary ones, letting the viewer see so much more of little Hamnet’s life than we’re ultimately afforded.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

Calhoun still seems to be discovering her characters and fleshing out the through line of a plot that can sometimes seem as overgrown as one of the black cypress trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton