peel

An ode to imperfect fruit: Tangerines that are a breeze to peel.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet it was surprisingly complex: bright with lemon juice and fresh peel, nutty with almonds and Parmigiano Reggiano, savory with garlic and olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

There are just so many ways to peel this onion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

One is mechanical stress, in which repeated contact with water droplets creates friction that slowly erodes a coating or causes pieces of it to peel away.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

I was about to peel the loosened ropes off my left hand when I felt the warlock’s grip upon my shoulder.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Once Iñárritu peels the skin off, he resumes taking cheap shots at the exposed wound, reducing our connection to art to a distraction.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

This category includes Botox, fillers, chemical peels, dermabrasion, laser hair removal, nonsurgical fat reduction and skin tightening, and weight-loss medication such as GLP-1s.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

The only delightful new practical shot is when Johnson peels a banana with his teeth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Age peels away the misconceptions. You become clearer about what you know to be true,” Fouther said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Then she draws a heart on the top Post-it, peels it off, and places it on my heart.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Gail took over the company’s financials, swiftly gaining the trust of their creditors and negotiating payment plans that kept the business running until they had peeled themselves out of short-term debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

She added: "We'd encourage visitors to keep their eyes peeled next time they're walking through the gardens."

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

After apparently topping off the tank, the Honda driver peeled off just as police arrived at the gas station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Next he peeled three large sections of bark from a dead tree, and shaped them for the sides by bending and breaking them on the straight edge of a rock.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

The black fabric tape covering the handle is worn and peeling.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Everything I want done, I want done yesterday," she said in a recent interview on the campaign trail, where she reputedly refuelled by peeling hard-boiled eggs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

As we can clearly see this week, the paint is peeling and we have no way to fix it.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

BALTIMORE—With its boarded-up windows and peeling facade, the vacant building didn’t seem like the kind of house that would prompt a bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

I took off the two layers of socks and I noticed I had cracked, blistered, and peeling areas between the toes.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez