flesh
Example Sentences
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Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The flies lay their eggs in open wounds or mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals, where they hatch into larvae and feed on flesh.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
A knobbly fruit the size of a large avocado, its creamy, sweet flesh tastes a bit like custard - hence the name.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“At 92, I ran out of gas. The spirit remained eager but the flesh became progressively weaker,” Buffett said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“You’re flesh and blood, all right, and bone and muscle! Come in, man, and sit down!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing flesh
Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 3
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I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964
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