peel

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

We wanted to peel back these contradictory layers — he wants to be pure but he has an egoic need for public glory — and show these things do battle with each other inside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

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