Sentence examples for put on flesh from inspiring English sources

This is another example of trying to put on flesh by letting out the belt.

Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War by Virginia Nicholson Viking £20, pp312 'MY, you have put on flesh,' my Irish granny used to say, assessing my chances on the marriage market like a farmer with an unpromising pig to sell.

One day in Amman, while reading some of the endless literature on the king's storied family, I came across this description, written by an English visitor to the region: "His eyes had a confirmed twinkle; and though only 35, he was putting on flesh.

In "Sacred Games," that city, dominated by megalomaniacal criminals and corrupt cops, has put on much "resplendent and rotting flesh".

This should relieve some of the pressure that the nail is putting on the flesh of your toe, lessening the pain and irritation.

A small Australian acting cooperative is putting on this "part flesh, part felt" show and they perform admirably.

Why did I put on the flesh of my body, and the clothes I wore my last day on earth?

Finally, a gilder took charge of applying not only the gold leaf but also the enameled skin tones (achieved through the painting technique of encarnación, literally, "putting on the flesh") and of painting the draperies.

The birth of Christ is, the traditions assert, the coming of God into history, God's putting on of flesh, vulnerability, rejection.

21, voiced a refurbished faith in the social contract binding Americans to each other, and the State of the Union address on Tuesday put some flesh on the bones of that idealistic speech.

On November 4th, Siemens put flesh on the bones of a vague ten-point overhaul that it had unveiled in July.A lot of flesh, actually.