proud flesh
Example Sentences
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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
She had not crossed the deserts and mountains alone to Mecca for a verse-maker—a bit of proud flesh for women to adore....
From She Buildeth Her House by Comfort, William Wistar
"If it isn't," they said, "proud flesh will get into it, and that boy will be lame all winter."
From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William
She proab'd it with her constancie, And found no rancor nigh it; Only the anger of her eye Had wrought some proud flesh by it.
From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard
Care should be taken in using turpentine, not to put too much on the wound, as it may cause proud flesh in some people; a little of it is very healing and effective.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
