peel

Example Sentences

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Toss a can of drained beans with olive oil, a few strips of lemon peel and an Italian dressing packet, then let everything mingle for half an hour or so.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

It had somehow learned to peel off the bottles’ lids and gulp the cream down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Trying to peel back that onion of complexity is a difficult task,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Other damaged planes began to peel away from the formation as well.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein