flesh
noun
the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
fleshless
-
a word derived from
flesh.
Example Sentences
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One man gnaws at a fleshless bone, clearly desperate for food.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
Catalina has been writing her uncle strange letters, accusing her husband, Virgil Doyle, of trying to poison her and raving about “these restless dead, these ghosts, fleshless things” that “whisper at night.”
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2020
They respond to the speaker’s tears, “their fleshless corpses / eaten by time” offering “faded shreds / from an old shroud”.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2020
When the water ebbs at low tide, the metal that once framed wooden hulls emerges like fleshless ribs.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2019
The efficient set to her fleshless face fascinated Olanna.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
