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

These fossils provided crucial pieces needed to build a full, fleshy profile of the animal.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 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

At the museum, two of her ceramic stumps, or armatures, sit several feet high, both a fleshy pink with streaks of white and red.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

He was an ugly man, big and fleshy, with an oarsman’s thick shoulders and no neck.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin