How to Use splay in a Sentence

splay

verb

• He sat with his legs splayed apart.
• His fingers splayed out over the table as he steadied himself.
• She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.
• The arms were splayed overhead, the back was arched and the feet were curled to the right.
  — Author: John Branch, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2017
• Nana Rose is splayed at the bottom of the stairs (but not dead)!
  — Jessica MacLeish, Teen Vogue, 22 Mar. 2018
• The man’s feet were splayed against the pink tile on either side of the spigot.
  — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• So, at this point, the three big floor joists were splayed out into the air.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2019
• Raise your hands above your head with your fingers splayed and the band wide.
  — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
• The vehicle sped off with Zacharias splayed across the hood.
  — Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2024
• If nails get too long, over time that can cause your dog's paws to splay.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
• The last offers a wider forefoot to let the foot splay out across the pedal.
  — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
• But the best part is the one long, thick, platonic strip of bacon splayed over the top.
  — Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 12 Nov. 2019
• And the super-roomy toe box allowed my feet to splay out with each step.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2019
• His frozen arms were bent at the elbows and splayed downhill over his head.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2017
• The 28-year-old ran out the store and saw a man in a blue shirt splayed on the asphalt of 61st Street, blood pooling around his head.
  — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2019
• The unfairness of it all; the unjustness of it all; the pain of her worst pain splayed out for all to see.
  — Angela Helm, The Root, 9 Jan. 2018
• His bobbing body, with arms splayed, looked for a moment like a corpse, or like Christ on the cross.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2019
• My toes splayed out onto the sand, the ground below me, shifting.
  — Suzanne Roberts, Longreads, 15 July 2019
• June says in voiceover at the end, splayed out like a crime scene chalk outline and left unblinking on the bed.
  — refinery29.com, 20 June 2018
• Huseynov stared at his big, work-swollen shepherd’s hands splayed palm down on the worn tablecloth.
  — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 17 July 2019
• Footage then shows the man splayed on the ground, cuffed, wearing a white sneaker on his right foot and a gunshot to his left foot.
  — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2017
• His feet splayed slightly outward and his gait was even and measured, the pace of a man of purpose.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
• The brand’s logo motifs are splayed throughout the chest and shoulder of the jersey top too.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Aug. 2023
• Press your heels together and splay your knees out so that they are opened up wider than your hips.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 27 June 2018
• The next photo showed Malcolm lying on the streets of New York City, legs splayed as his dad stared down at him.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Fifty men now lie supine on the floor, their arms splayed out messianically to the side.
  — Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• The wolf’s chest is super narrow; the legs are closer together, and the feet may splay out.
  — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
• Limbs unfurl and slice, hands and feet flex and point, fingers splayed or curled inward like claws.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• Tom wrote about that and even included a photo from time to time of a four-point buck splayed out on the skinning pole.
  — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• Put your wrists together, spread your hands out, and splay your fingers—that’s the shape of a sea spider’s gut.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 10 July 2017

Last Updated: 28 May 2024