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"We all agreed that this chap would be better off in hospital. But we did not have the legal powers at the time to enforce it based upon the assessment we saw," he said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

He sips small amounts of ice water because drinking too much is akin to licking one’s lips, causing them to chap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

But this stammering, rather dull chap doesn’t come across as a genius.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

“Beg pardon, young mouse, old chap, but if you can’t finish that blackberry muffin or that red-currant tart...”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The three-hour extravaganza of chaps and cowboy boots has been lauded for its high-energy and artistry, and has delighted fans with appearances by Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughters, Blue, 13, and Rumi, aged eight.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025

“The chaps there, we call them,” he said, a term I had never heard for chapines — Guatemalans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

Money talks: "Pinch your noses chaps, we’re going in. This is too good to refuse."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024

“Dominick Lopez!” the announcer cries, and out sprints a sheep carrying Dominick, his chaps flapping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2009

Harry was silent so long that Scrimgeour said, looking from Harry to the gnome, “Funny little chaps, aren’t they? But what say you, Harry?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

"They just went to a random door and chapped it."

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

But what has chapped the angry user base seems to be not the A.I. but the unintelligible changes to the platform’s user interface.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 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

I pull my faded Wimbledon baseball cap lower over my eyes and slather my chapped lips with balm.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Applying a thick layer of lip balm with moisturizing ingredients like petrolatum or shea butter before bedtime will also nourish your lips and prevent chapping, Rogers said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

For dry lips, plain petroleum jelly is an effective and cheap way to prevent chapping, Burkemper said.

From US News ● Feb. 20, 2016

They secrete oil to cleanse the nipple opening and prevent chapping and cracking of the nipple during breastfeeding.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The wicked, chapping gusts are not expected until afternoon.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2013

In the winter he used oil to prevent chapping, and he kept the cuticles pushed down and his nails always filed to the shape of his finger-tips.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers