chafing
Example Sentences
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With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
There’s Hims for hair loss, Megababe for thigh chafing, Frida for postpartum woes and Starface for acne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
And when the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025
He said he suffered extreme wetsuit chafing and that parts of his tongue fell off due to saltwater exposure.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
His fascination with Pet was overshadowed easily by his fear of Pet’s power, of the death chafing just inside it.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
