splayed; splaying; splays
Examples of splay in a Sentence
Verb
He sat with his legs splayed apart.
She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.
His fingers splayed out over the table as he steadied himself.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
But all of these new adventures can easily wear a puppy out, and, on August 14, his owners shared a video of him in a deep sleep, splayed out across both of their laps.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
My students’ affront felt as sensible to me as expecting anatomy classes to flag each splay of flesh.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Due to the blunt force of this reentry, the engines in the outer ring of the rocket wanted to get splayed out, the company's chief of propulsion at the time, Tom Mueller, told me for the book Reentry.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
But all of these new adventures can easily wear a puppy out, and, on August 14, his owners shared a video of him in a deep sleep, splayed out across both of their laps.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The design delivers unsurpassed toe splay, enforced by the separate toe pockets, and a close-to-the-ground, near-barefoot ride.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
My students’ affront felt as sensible to me as expecting anatomy classes to flag each splay of flesh.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
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“Splay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splay. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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