How to Use flesh out in a Sentence

flesh out

phrasal verb
Definition of flesh outnext
  • The stuffing and the potatoes and the green beans all may flesh out the meal.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Scoop the flesh out, transfer it to a bowl, and mash it roughly with a fork.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 21 June 2023
  • All the while, the battle for the House will continue to get fleshed out Tuesday night.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Brian [Ray] came in just after that to flesh out the lineup.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Photo: Aflac To be sure, providers have been working to flesh out their products.
    — Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • To flesh out the best of the best in the world of vitamin c serums, the Women's Health team got together and talked favorites.
    — Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • None of the other characters get fleshed out to nearly the same degree.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
  • At the time, Judge Noreika seemed to remain open to the deal if more explicit terms were fleshed out.
    — Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Richard and Arthur Sackler (the latter played by Clark Gregg) are fleshed out characters in the series.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The next weekend, a third friend, Barney McCallum, helped further flesh out the rules of their new sport.
    — Bob Eckstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Other books will flesh out the war as an event in global history.
    — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The city hired a consultant in January 2023 to engage the public and flesh out its plan for the island.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The president’s budget request doesn’t flesh out how the $35 million would be spent.
    — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 7 June 2023
  • The specific terms of each category will be fleshed out in the formal rule due out soon.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • This trade, if finalized, could lead to other offseason moves that flesh out the big picture for the Padres.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Another bonus is how the series shows the crucial role that the Tuskegee Airmen played, a subject that could have been even further fleshed out.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • While fleshing out its sound, the group built a fan base by testing its material in pubs and small venues around London.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Ross fleshed out the nature of the 1920s for me — an era of rising suspicion of foreigners, immigrants and Jews.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Although the desire to reunite with a loved one is a classic trope, the bond between these twins isn’t fleshed out enough to make the player really care.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Her role makes much more sense to flesh out, and the recent Super Mario Bros. movie has already laid a perfect template for how to accomplish this.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Though Edie is the narrator, other central figures flesh out the story.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the series takes advantage of its more condensed focus to flesh out the ensemble around Carmy and Syd.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • One welcome challenge for the co-writers was fleshing out the mostly nameless characters from the sketch.
    — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • The 21-year-old has used it for idea generation and fleshing out and clarifying her thoughts.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • More research is required to fully flesh out the exact mechanisms for how Fladrafinil produces its effects on the body.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Over the past few weeks, the company launched new ad formats that resemble real user posts, and tools to help brands flesh out their presence on the platform.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The next step is hiring a consultant to flesh out many details for phase two, particularly where to store the water.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The lovers’ power play serves to flesh out their compatibility, not paint them as deviants.
    — TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Smith clearly has fun fleshing out what little is known about Eliza’s relationship with her cousin.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Some Republican campaigns may also flesh out their sites more in the coming months, before next year’s primaries.
    — Time, 12 June 2023

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