splay
Example Sentences
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Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
Such a shift of the splay fault underwater can create a tsunami that could reach the nearest shores in 30 minutes or less, DePaolis said.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2024
Too many such cells caused the sepals to splay and expose the petals prematurely.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2023
Branches splay out widely and become roosting places for choirs of myna birds.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
His hounds splay on the rug before the fire.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing splay
The Hobbit
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"The Ravine" by Graham Salisbury
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