Synonyms

in person

Idioms

Also, in the flesh. In one's physical presence, as in He applied for the job in person, or I couldn't believe it, but there she was, in the flesh. The first expression dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, from the 1300s, was long used to allude to the bodily resurrection of Jesus, but later acquired its looser meaning. Charles Dickens has it in Our Mutual Friend (1865): “The minutes passing on, and no Mrs. W. in the flesh appearing.”

Example Sentences

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in person

The 25-year-old did not appear before Cavan District Court either via video link or in person on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

A woman named Mary Dare instructed her mother to go in person to the Union general and plead on her behalf.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Like, would we be allowed to visit him in person?

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Tahnoon was now on his way to make the case in person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

To see it in person was just as shocking on my system as a whiff of smelling salts.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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