in the flesh
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It points to Beardman's inexperience that Friday's ODI was the first time Moody – as astute an operator as there is in franchise cricket – had watched the young quick in the flesh.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
“To view it in the flesh was truly shocking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They serve as a stand-in for Porter himself, who, though absent in the flesh, nevertheless is the central personage around which these myriad dynamics revolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Woodensky, as he is known, was initially called up by Sebastien Migne purely on the basis of online videos because the Haiti coach could not see him play in the flesh.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
It’s weird seeing her in the flesh and not as a bunch of pixels on TV.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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