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Examples of splay in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of splay from the Web
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The 13 bald eagles were found lifeless on a Maryland farm more than two years ago, many with wings splayed, bodies intact, and talons clenched.
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Guided by ultrasound, an incision in Alysha’s uterus exposed the baby’s chest and arms, which the surgeons splayed out, like a gymnast at the end of a routine — chest up, back arched.
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Press your heels together and splay your knees out so that they are opened up wider than your hips.
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June says in voiceover at the end, splayed out like a crime scene chalk outline and left unblinking on the bed.
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Any song, in her voice, turns into a torch song — mature, elegant, restrained, swollen with pathos — made for candlelit stages and a body splayed across a piano, like Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys, except vocally talented.
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The tights are supposedly one-size-fits-all, which didn't worry me initially, considering every photo depicts a woman splaying them around her body like a tent.
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Cut to Deadpool, splayed out on drums of fuel, smoking a cigarette.
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Limbs unfurl and slice, hands and feet flex and point, fingers splayed or curled inward like claws.
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Origin and Etymology of splay
Middle English, short for displayen — more at display
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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Rather than a single cavern with a rectangular opening flap on the top, this hauler unzips around the sides and splays open into two halves, each with a mesh zippered cover.
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In a time of postmodern splay, Monk is here to stay.
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Words in languages current, ancient and legendary splay across its doors, bumpers and hatches, predicting a future in which the people of the world are united.
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First Known Use of splay
circa 1508
First Known Use of splay
1548
SPLAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of splay for English Language Learners
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: to move (things, especially your legs, fingers, etc.) out and apart from each other
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