How to Use flesh out in a Sentence

flesh out

verb
  • This is not a proposal that has been fleshed out.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To me, those were the three stories that that needed to be fleshed out further.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • To flesh out the narrative and give the moniker meaning, Vrabel even cued up a clip from the film.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Allie is equal parts quirky best friend and fleshed out leading lady material of her own.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Details of what the company’s master plan is have not yet been fully fleshed out publicly.
    — Samuel O’Neal 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As the Dolphins flesh out more of the roster, the depth chart will begin to reveal itself.
    — Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Over the past year, two biographers have attempted to flesh out the men behind the symbols.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • But the movie is a one-joke premise, cute and colorful but unsatisfyingly fleshed out.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The result is a haphazard vision for a future that the Bulls still haven’t fully fleshed out.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • After finding the tracks, Young abandoned the coyote trail in favor of fleshing out the otter's path.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This little green creature then tries to help the Minions find more monsters to flesh out their film, a plan that unsurprisingly goes awry.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
  • Tofino's unparalleled food scene helped the author to flesh out Frankie's career as a chef and recipe developer.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Fehrman also fleshes out two participants often treated as footnotes.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
  • The specifics of each program San Jose is considering would be fleshed out when the item returns to council in August.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And Abbi Hawk fleshes out Ginny in a way that Rowling’s novels never did.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to the lack of a formal announcement, the full financial picture of the stadium is still not fully fleshed out publicly.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • More information about that role could be fleshed out as negotiations between Vasquez and the team continue.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The funding deal itself would have to go back before the council at a future date once the proposal is fleshed out, city staff told council members on Tuesday.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The band has figured out how to flesh out one another’s songs while giving the songwriter who first came up with the idea complete creative control over the composition.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
  • As the Dolphins look to continue to flesh out this roster, keep Hafley’s words in mind, especially as the draft draws closer and closer.
    — Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Back at home, Score starts with a rough character sketch of her protagonists and then fleshes out the scenes, writing in strict 25-minute increments.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Last June, the cast reassembled for 22 days of additional photography to shoot the new third act and flesh out scenes from earlier in the movie.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • By crafting a revenge mission driven by a canine companion, but without fleshing out the emotions behind it, the movie ends up robotic in its unfurling.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • After all, as the script won't be based on the books, writers are free to put their own stamp on Reacher a bit more, fleshing out his personality and motivations.
    — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Their focus has grown both wider and sharper over the past half-decade, as founding member Mac Kennedy has fleshed out a full lineup and spoken more openly about the band’s intent.
    — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Muted guitars twirl in curlicued shapes, fleshed out by harp, woodwinds, and brass; clanking bells and mbira-like harmonics flare up in quiet patches, and background vocals fan across the stereo field.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 19 May 2026
  • Akhnaten is revealed in episodes of his life that are not fleshed out but presented as ritual, including the ravishing love duet with his wife, Nefertiti.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The proposal has a lot of moving parts, and not all provisions are fleshed out, which would require the Legislature to adopt an implementing bill next session.
    — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • There are plenty of plausible ways to extend Deborah and Ava’s story, not the least of which is to continue fleshing out the very funny folks who surround them.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The issue becomes throwing in a little too much, both for the characters and for writer-director Dario Russo, who may have a few too many good story ideas to fully flesh out.
    — Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

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