flay

Example Sentences

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From then on, he curbed his aggressive instincts to support Gill, but could not resist one straight flay off Bashir for six.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 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

Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2018

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

It was a delicate process because I didn't want to flay the skin off my fingers.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir