splayed

Example Sentences

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Biking gear and supplies were splayed around the living room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Back in my room, I lay in bed and splayed out the cash in my hand, sending a photo of the bounty to my wife, who was surely fast asleep.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

The full video shows a man — Retes — splayed on the ground surrounded by agents.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

In another instance captured on video, a U.S. citizen is splayed out on a sidewalk in El Monte as two men with vests that read “Border Patrol” kneel over him.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Downed trees lay across the path every fifty or sixty yards, often with great bomb craters of dirt around their splayed roots.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson