fleshy
Example Sentences
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Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The sweet, fleshy and richly aromatic Alphonso is a prized export from the region, but yields across the districts of Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri, where the variety is predominantly grown, are lower, according to Joshi.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
Remarkably, these same species also later feed on the fleshy leaves carrying the seeds, aiding in seed dispersal.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
At the museum, two of her ceramic stumps, or armatures, sit several feet high, both a fleshy pink with streaks of white and red.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Her hair was yellow, her face round and pink and fleshy.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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