flaking

Example Sentences

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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

Looking after dry skin every day with one—or all—of these natural remedies can alleviate uncomfortable itching and flaking all year long.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

And blur they do; by the end, “Argylle” has become the movie equivalent of a manuscript that went through the wash and came out all mixed up and faded and kind of flaking away.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The family lives “seven in a two-bedroom in a fourth-floor walk-up with leaking pipes, flaking paint, inconsistent heat, quarrelsome neighbors, and a landlord who remembered them only when the rent was due.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

I scrub at the caked rubbish so hard it feels like my skin is flaking off, but I'm glad to be getting cleaner.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman