flay

Example Sentences

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From then on, he curbed his aggressive instincts to support Gill, but could not resist one straight flay off Bashir for six.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Then they flay it—not filet, flay—meaning remove the skin.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

This isn’t to criticize the family, but to flay CNN, which should have reported the factual context of the household’s inflation experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Stokes tried to flay the quick through point from the crease but it bounced a tad more than he thought, getting a tiny edge through to Paine.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019

But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer