as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables
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Recent Examples of flesh
Despite the artifice and irony, this is also an earthy film, filled with mud and blood and flesh.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
She was then helped out of the water by her family, who noticed a large chunk of flesh missing from her leg.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And when Nikola rescues a stork with an injured wing — the folktale’s Silyan in the flesh — Ilija is his partner in the project of making the bird comfortable and happy.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
She was then helped out of the water by her family, who noticed a large chunk of flesh missing from her leg.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And when Nikola rescues a stork with an injured wing — the folktale’s Silyan in the flesh — Ilija is his partner in the project of making the bird comfortable and happy.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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To my surprise, the burger was quite good; a gooey mesh of meat and cheese became one flesh.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dill is an easy herb to grow and its unique anise flavor complements salads and meats and adds tang to a jar of pickles.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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