How to Use fleshed in a Sentence

fleshed

adjective
  • Though this recipe calls for cod, any firm, meaty, white-fleshed fish would work.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • This recipe calls for cod, but these thrifty cakes can be made with any white-fleshed fish, such as scrod or sole.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Some of these efforts will take years to become fully fleshed out.
    — Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Yams tend to be white fleshed with a rough, brown exterior.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Look for white-fleshed fish such as halibut, sea bass or cod, preferably about two inches thick.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • That’s a fun relationship that gets a little bit more fleshed out.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • This is perfect for both aperitifs and alongside white-fleshed fish or even veal.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The father-daughter dynamic in this movie is very fleshed out.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022
  • In the film, Elsa and Daisy, who is Ivan’s mom, are not very fleshed out.
    — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Now, there’s some more fleshed out core curricula that have lessons day by day that teachers can work through.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 30 July 2020
  • The other characters are much more fleshed out as a result, which was part of the challenge for me.
    — The New Yorker, 22 May 2022
  • On the other hand, the shift from cozier lo-fi mixing leaves less fleshed-out songs exposed.
    — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
  • More characters get their stories told, and the characters were more fleshed out.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • And the concept is more fleshed out, with ooh-and-ah use cases that leverage the device’s uniqueness.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Use creative license to make the application more fleshed out.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But the town’s plight is less fleshed out and surreal than many real-life comparison points.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 16 June 2023
  • Cod is a firm, mild-tasting, white-fleshed fish offering a lean, high-quality source of protein.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2020
  • Tender, pink-fleshed rack of lamb with primeurs, infant vegetables tasting as if they’d been grown in butter.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • One of them ended up being that main icebox queue, which comes back and winds up being reused as the end credits in a more fleshed out way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2022
  • The first big takeaway in the game’s new trailer (shown below) is that the story and the world between fights will be more fleshed out.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The fourth new ghostbuster, Lucky (Celeste O'Connor), isn't very fleshed out.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Avoid drier, starchier varieties like pale-fleshed or purple sweet potatoes.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • There is corvina ceviche made with the sweet-fleshed white fish preferred by Peruvians, and there is shrimp ceviche.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Courteney’s first order of business is picking up other recruits, none of whom are much more fleshed out than Madonna.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Every piece of his character and world is more fleshed out than the Joanne equivalent (only one of them has a last name).
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The sustainability story is more fleshed out than the economic one.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The whole thing has a very Far Cry 3 vibe—the jungles, the more fleshed out main character, the aesthetic.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Broiling or grilling can cause lean, white-fleshed fish like halibut (but also thick flounder fillets, snapper, grouper and large sea scallops) to dry out.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017

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