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
Some days were clean, and then some days he was scabby and flaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 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
A coating had to be developed, therefore, which in itself was fireproof, to put over the Beta cloth to prevent it from flaking off.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
