How to Use flesh out in a Sentence

flesh out

phrasal verb

• The stuffing and the potatoes and the green beans all may flesh out the meal.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
• Scoop the flesh out, transfer it to a bowl, and mash it roughly with a fork.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 21 June 2023
• All the while, the battle for the House will continue to get fleshed out Tuesday night.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
• Brian [Ray] came in just after that to flesh out the lineup.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Photo: Aflac To be sure, providers have been working to flesh out their products.
  — Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
• To flesh out the best of the best in the world of vitamin c serums, the Women's Health team got together and talked favorites.
  — Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• But these are details that really need to be fleshed out.
  — Mark Maske, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
• But factor in the two decks and flesh out the area around it, and this tiny home lives so much larger than its compact footprint.
  — Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024
• None of the other characters get fleshed out to nearly the same degree.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
• At the time, Judge Noreika seemed to remain open to the deal if more explicit terms were fleshed out.
  — Time, 16 Aug. 2023
• Richard and Arthur Sackler (the latter played by Clark Gregg) are fleshed out characters in the series.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
• Some details of the foundation have not been fully fleshed out.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
• The next weekend, a third friend, Barney McCallum, helped further flesh out the rules of their new sport.
  — Bob Eckstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• Other books will flesh out the war as an event in global history.
  — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
• The city hired a consultant in January 2023 to engage the public and flesh out its plan for the island.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
• Apple Intelligence will be fleshed out and available in more of the world.
  — Hope King, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
• The president’s budget request doesn’t flesh out how the $35 million would be spent.
  — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 7 June 2023
• In more recent years, Harley has been fleshed out as an iconic character in her own right across comics, TV, and movies.
  — Abby Monteil, Them, 23 July 2024
• The specific terms of each category will be fleshed out in the formal rule due out soon.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
• This trade, if finalized, could lead to other offseason moves that flesh out the big picture for the Padres.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
• Jordan Preston Carter is a good Mark, the vampire-killing kid, but again, his character isn't as fleshed out.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
• The storyline for the theatrical event wasn’t fully fleshed out when Mabe brought up Williams’ name in meetings.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 July 2024
• Bohm fleshed out this insight by relating the pilot wave to Schrödinger’s wave function Ψ.
  — Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
• Hopefully, the new season fleshes out Benedict's love life a little more and isn't afraid to further break from the books.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
• Another bonus is how the series shows the crucial role that the Tuskegee Airmen played, a subject that could have been even further fleshed out.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• While fleshing out its sound, the group built a fan base by testing its material in pubs and small venues around London.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2023
• Ross fleshed out the nature of the 1920s for me — an era of rising suspicion of foreigners, immigrants and Jews.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Although the desire to reunite with a loved one is a classic trope, the bond between these twins isn’t fleshed out enough to make the player really care.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
• Her role makes much more sense to flesh out, and the recent Super Mario Bros. movie has already laid a perfect template for how to accomplish this.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• So there’s a lot of resource material there to dig into and help flesh out this human being for you.
  — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024