flaking

Example Sentences

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It appeared to London that the women thought she was flaking on their plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

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

However, they believe that theory ignores other evidence from Carlos's video - the aggressiveness of the flaking, the shape of the fins and the size of the shark.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

The walls were lined with bookshelves containing badly preserved volumes with the bindings crumbling and flaking, or distorted with damp.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman