flayed
Example Sentences
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One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Having opted to continue its lawsuit against two activist investor groups even after they withdrew a shareholder proposal the company management opposed, the giant oil company had gotten flayed by shareholder advocates for its bullying.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
“It’s very human to not want to have yourself sort of flayed open for the world to see.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
The students plastered Dean Martinez’s classroom last week with flyers saying that the protesters were exercising their First Amendment right to engage in “counter-speech,” an argument flayed by Judge Duncan.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
The largest banners were behind the dais, where the direwolf of Winterfell and the flayed man of the Dreadfort hung back of the bride and groom.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
