splayed
Example Sentences
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All lay splayed on the sidewalk, one a couple blocks from my home, the other two, blocks apart, closer to the market, itself located in a neighborhood where need is evident.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Inside a room filled with objects that would make every Apple nerd’s brain explode, the guts of the very first iPhone were splayed out in front of Tim Cook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
On Wednesday, Apple splayed out its latest devices in an industrial New York warehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Back in my room, I lay in bed and splayed out the cash in my hand, sending a photo of the bounty to my wife, who was surely fast asleep.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Waiters froze, huge trays of pasta quivering on their splayed fingers.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
