in the flesh
Example Sentences
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Like Carrick with Gabriel, Sir Alex Ferguson saw Giggs playing youth football in the flesh, initially in a trial game at the Cliff training ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Yet one of the reasons it’s fun to encounter Dylan on Instagram is because you can still encounter him in the flesh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
It is one thing to make a schematic diagram of social categories, and another thing to confront examples of them in the flesh; that is the tension that runs through “People.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
You're the first strange woman I've spoken to, in the flesh, in three years.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
