chapped

Example Sentences

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I know people are chapped about start/stop systems, which cycle engines off and on when the vehicle is not moving, in order to save fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

"They just went to a random door and chapped it."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

This is why it might seem like your lip balm is worsening your chapped lips or that you’re addicted to it, Awan said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

In the weak light that came through the dusty windows, Malcolm saw how chapped and cracked the skin of her fingers was, how red and raw.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman