flog
Example Sentences
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The people trying to flog the "error collectables" are probably glad he didn't.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
“If you’re right here at the top of the curve, functioning at a high level, if I flog your nicotinic receptors, you’re actually going to have a decline in performance,” he adds.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025
They are a Thing Unto Themselves, these ads, an art almost irrelevant to the products they flog — sometimes barely mentioned, often easy to forget.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
The idea is not to flog yourself for mistakes but to acknowledge them with future improvements in mind.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021
“Half the time you don’t even bother locking it. You’re probably hoping someone’ll flog it so you can collect the insurance.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Vocabulary lists containing flog
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