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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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Sometimes its legs would be crossed; other times the doll would be splayed out on its side.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
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
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Verb
The viewer, like Malin Akerman’s Margo and Jaime Ray Newman’s Callie, see the result of whatever that exchange was, which was Starr’s bloody corpse splayed out on Jill’s pristine kitchen floor.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Sometimes its legs would be crossed; other times the doll would be splayed out on its side.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Noun
The soft, flexible upper hugs my foot from heel to ball like a second skin, while the toe box is roomy and airy, with plenty of space for splay, even wearing CorrectToes.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2025
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
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“Splay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splay. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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