proud flesh

Example Sentences

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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

So Conrad's gross finger, guided by John's, probed the raw of Philip's self-esteem, and found a rankling wound, very proud flesh.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Burnt powdered alum is often used to destroy "proud flesh."

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

The extrinsic circumstances are imposing; but, within, there is nothing but morbid humours and proud flesh!

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William

The sides of the wound become covered with granulation tissue which may fill the wound and sometimes overlap the lips, forming a fungoid growth called proud flesh.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.