How to Use flesh out in a Sentence
flesh out
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But these are details that really need to be fleshed out.
—Mark Maske, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Rules are commonly used in state government to flesh out details after laws pass.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
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Casares’s platform is mainly centered around veterans advocacy but isn’t fully fleshed out in many other areas.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
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The stuffing and the potatoes and the green beans all may flesh out the meal.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
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Scoop the flesh out, transfer it to a bowl, and mash it roughly with a fork.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 21 June 2023
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All the while, the battle for the House will continue to get fleshed out Tuesday night.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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Brian [Ray] came in just after that to flesh out the lineup.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
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Photo: Aflac To be sure, providers have been working to flesh out their products.
—Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
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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
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None of the other characters get fleshed out to nearly the same degree.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
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At the time, Judge Noreika seemed to remain open to the deal if more explicit terms were fleshed out.
—Time, 16 Aug. 2023
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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
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Some details of the foundation have not been fully fleshed out.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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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
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Other books will flesh out the war as an event in global history.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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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
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The president’s budget request doesn’t flesh out how the $35 million would be spent.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 7 June 2023
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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
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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
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The storyline for the theatrical event wasn’t fully fleshed out when Mabe brought up Williams’ name in meetings.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 July 2024
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Bohm fleshed out this insight by relating the pilot wave to Schrödinger’s wave function Ψ.
—Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
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Hopefully, the new season fleshes out Benedict's love life a little more and isn't afraid to further break from the books.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Though Edie is the narrator, other central figures flesh out the story.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
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Normally, Dodd would do a ton of prep work before an audition to flesh out the character.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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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
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