in the flesh
Example Sentences
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Videos of the troupe traveled far across sapphics’ algorithms, especially clips of King Captain, whose devoted fan base — known collectively as “The Castle” — make arduous trips just to see them in the flesh.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Westacott, from Sevenoaks, said: "We knew the letters existed, but to read them in the flesh was a 'wow' moment."
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
We encounter Elizabeth Lane first not in the flesh, but on the page.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
I felt the beginnings of great loneliness, not because I was a Negro but because the man I had been, the self I knew, was hidden in the flesh of another.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
