How to Use fleshy in a Sentence

fleshy

adjective

• Bulbs have short stems, and fleshy leaves and go through a period of dormancy.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
• All of the fleshy parts of the trees were gone, Lange said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2024
• Scroll the gallery for a peek at the fleshy, feisty fun.
  — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
• Slice in half and rotate the knife in the fleshy area around the pit in the middle.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
• In fact, the toms are known for their fleshy red, white and blue head.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2020
• Use a fig, cut it in half, and remove the fleshy pulp and seeds.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
• Now, a small part of its fleshy, red body was in my mouth.
  — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 22 May 2018
• Remove at least part of the fleshy seed coat, the aril, from the seed.
  — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
• Take a slice of mango, and place the fleshy side against the rim of a drinking glass.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
• Gently rub the fleshy side of the peel against your skin to calm a breakout.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2017
• His great, fleshy frame came to rest in a soft stack of complaint.
  — Kevin Barry, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• The petals are thick and fleshy and can carpet the ground beneath the branches.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2020
• These were not fleshy or veiny toys, in keeping with the CTA’s rules.
  — Lauren Goode, Wired, 8 Jan. 2020
• Skin tags are fleshy growths that may appear on the neck or face.
  — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018
• The fleshy tuber or corm has a lot of the goodies the plant needs to get going.
  — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
• Use the melon baller to carve out two round eyeballs from the fleshy side of the pumpkin scraps.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
• The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy, like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel.
  — Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• Count the number of fleshy leg pairs (pro-legs) after that.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
• Gaze upon the male star-nosed mole and its 22 pink, fleshy appendages in place of a face.
  — Leanne Italie, ajc, 23 Dec. 2022
• Tundra swans’ heads are curved and have a yellow patch on the fleshy part of their black bills near the eyes.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
• Tundra swans’ curved heads bear a yellow patch on the fleshy part of their black bills near the eyes.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
• The answers are in the wonder of his face, that fleshy prism of delight and entrance.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 27 June 2019
• Arms lift to the stage, swaying like a sea of fleshy antennae.
  — Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
• Pawelek sets bushes ablaze and burns off the thorns to allow his cattle to eat the fleshy fruits and pads.
  — Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
• The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
• Instead of muted beiges, opt for a more rosy-fleshy or tawny tone.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
• Damaged veins ran like strikes of lightning along the tops of her hands and up the soft fleshy skin of her inner arms.
  — Caelainn Hogan, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2017
• Any plant with fleshy stems or leaves is called a succulent.
  — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
• This time of year, the fleshy blades of Aloe rubroviolacea turn teal blue, edged in rosy purple.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
• How can the things that sparkle in the firmament be held to account for humans’ fleshy flaws?
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024