flaking
Example Sentences
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Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
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
The long linear joints and the edges of scattered repairs are sites of significant flaking and paint loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
If you have itching, flaking, rashes in the scalp, Krueger says that may be a sign you may need to wash more frequently.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 22, 2023
The burn was healing, and now the layer of damaged skin was flaking away.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
