flaking

Example Sentences

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Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

I talked to some friends about flaking, asking them how many times is too many times for someone to cancel a plan, and found that, as with everything in life, context matters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

If you have itching, flaking, rashes in the scalp, Krueger says that may be a sign you may need to wash more frequently.

From National Geographic • Aug. 22, 2023

It did not give up enough light even for Coraline to make out the things that had been painted onto the flaking cellar walls.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman