fleshy

Example Sentences

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We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

They discovered a continuous feature running along the center of the back that started as a fleshy crest over the neck and torso.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Then one day, as I sat down, the seat broke, and my fleshy cheek seemed to have plunged into the abyss.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

The sweet, fleshy and richly aromatic Alphonso is a prized export from the region, but yields across the districts of Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri, where the variety is predominantly grown, are lower, according to Joshi.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

The dog, once huge and fleshy, but now gone to bone and covered with sores, moved in and through the house, tracking mud.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury