flayed
Example Sentences
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The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“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
Instead, the body language slumped more and more after every wide, no-ball and boundary that was flayed from their inconsistent bowling.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023
This very grief that had twisted her into a curve on the floor and flayed her would be gone.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
