chapped
Example Sentences
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I know people are chapped about start/stop systems, which cycle engines off and on when the vehicle is not moving, in order to save fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
"Someone chapped my door and I let them in."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
Field: Then when Phil got in, Jan had offered me this other part, Beltzer, and I was a little chapped about it ’cause I really wanted the Dusty part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
By the time we reached Dora’s house our hands were chapped from carrying our bulging burlap bags, and our feet were sore and swollen.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
