flake off

Example Sentences

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But as the drone zoomed in, it caught something never seen before—a milky white film that appeared to flake off the young shark’s tail as it swam.

From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2024

It was easy to knap, or to flake off, pieces into utilitarian shapes and didn’t need to be tempered or treated with heat as some tool stones do.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

"The coronation chair is extremely fragile. It has a complex layer structure which means that the gilding layers on it often flake off," Blessley said.

From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2023

Gently scrub the coils to scrape off anything that's crusted-on; it should flake off onto the newspaper.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022

He was also growing bald for a dragon: He was so old that the scales at the top of his head had begun to flake off and expose the soft, golden skin beneath.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep