flay

Example Sentences

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There was still time for Root and Archer to flay the weary Australia attack in 44 balls of mayhem before the close.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 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

Having talked his way into an exclusive interview with billionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., Wilder proceeded to flay him:

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2021

It was a delicate process because I didn't want to flay the skin off my fingers.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir