flesh out
Example Sentences
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They flesh out the narrative just slightly enough not to feel entirely superfluous.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
The meeting will cap off a week of negotiations between U.S. officials and their Asian counterparts as they try to flesh out preliminary trade pacts struck in recent months.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Few photos exist of his father in his 30s, meaning that he must have had to supply his own image to flesh out the memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Together, these versatile actors help flesh out the Harlem neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Guarded by Spot, a surly Dalmatian who took hunks of flesh out of reporters who got too close, he stormed around the barn and fretted, pouted and balked in his workouts.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
