splayed; splaying; splays
Examples of splay in a Sentence
Verb
He sat with his legs splayed apart.
She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.
His fingers splayed out over the table as he steadied himself.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 May 2024
Still, Hamid feels deep in his gut that the slim, bespectacled scholar hunched over his books in the library is the monster who left him with a map of scars splayed across his back, not to mention psychological wounds that may never heal.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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Verb
The campaign is set on a beach with models splayed in lounge and swimwear with Burberry motifs throughout them.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 May 2024
Still, Hamid feels deep in his gut that the slim, bespectacled scholar hunched over his books in the library is the monster who left him with a map of scars splayed across his back, not to mention psychological wounds that may never heal.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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“Splay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splay. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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