peel

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

With each essay, I peel off the layer of idle ease that is the A.I. generation and see what remains: only hints of a life, of a story, of a human.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Gradually the members of the group peel away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The AI disruption onion continued to peel away on Wednesday as real-estate services companies became the next to get knocked.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

I peel them, slice them, put them in the soup pot, and Ilse starts to sniff the air, polishing her nails on my sofa.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron