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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Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Floating Points: Cascade [Ninja Tune] Sam Shepherd’s first solo Floating Points album since 2019 reasserts the British producer and jazz composer at the helm of the dancefloor, splaying ornate melodies over twitchy rhythms as likely to induce stupefied wonder as full-body spasms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
Cory Smith, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
For some people, simply switching shoes (and possibly ditching their socks) is enough to help their toes achieve proper splay.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
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Verb
And Mullin’s case involved mailers that went directly to his Assembly constituents, not television ads splayed across the entire Bay Area.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Floating Points: Cascade [Ninja Tune] Sam Shepherd’s first solo Floating Points album since 2019 reasserts the British producer and jazz composer at the helm of the dancefloor, splaying ornate melodies over twitchy rhythms as likely to induce stupefied wonder as full-body spasms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
Even our runners with regular-width feet appreciated the extra space, once they got used to their toes having room for their natural positioning and splay.
—Cory Smith, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
For some people, simply switching shoes (and possibly ditching their socks) is enough to help their toes achieve proper splay.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Splay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splay. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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