fleshy

Example Sentences

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Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Working from the two newly described mummies, the researchers were able to assemble a complete, fleshy outline of Edmontosaurus annectens.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Then one day, as I sat down, the seat broke, and my fleshy cheek seemed to have plunged into the abyss.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

His hair was blue-black, his hair-line extremely low, his nose was large and fleshy, and his torso was just about as long as his legs were.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger