How to Use peeling in a Sentence

peeling

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  • Remove any peeling tape, and spread a thin layer along the length of the seam.
    — Philip Kiefer, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Starting at my heels and working up to the balls of my feet, the peeling didn’t stop.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 2 July 2020
  • All the cutting and peeling, if any, has been done already.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Get ahead of the peeling with the 12-ounce container (or better yet, this pack of three)—you'll need it!
    — Chloe Irving, Health.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The results: Before the peeling started, my feet were dry and rough.
    — Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
  • One picture showed a leg below the knee, the bright red skin peeling and blistered down to the ankle.
    — Herman Wong, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • After about five or six days, the peeling will be complete.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Mar. 2021
  • In the three to five days following, redness and a bit of peeling may occur, too.
    — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Grind lemon, lime, or other citrus peelings to remove odors, and grease the grinder blades for a good clean, too.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • No harsh peeling with this product but cell turnover occurs which gives my skin its glow.
    — Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 2 June 2023
  • Is there any way to prevent the peeling from happening?
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Like the previous step, this makes the peeling of your banana safer and more manageable!
    — Spoon U, Teen Vogue, 25 June 2017
  • It's crafted from a thick resin to withstand harsh weather and to prevent peeling.
    — Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2022
  • And then — when this happens again, scoop up all of the peelings, the leavings, the mouse dirt, put it all into a container (with a lid), and leave it on his plate.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • One way is to simply boil the peelings from two or more bananas in about a gallon of water for five minutes.
    — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • While the topical is known to cause two to three weeks of peeling or dryness, now may be an optimal time to start.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The apple peeling is sure as far as revealing the letter of your future name.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • It was once abandoned, its paint peeling and windows cracked — an eyesore along the town’s historic Main Street.
    — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 1 June 2018
  • But the cool thing is that almost all of the chopping and peeling and mixing happens on the front end, and the standing-over-the-hot-stove part is kept to a bare minimum.
    — Jesse Sparks, Bon Appetit, 4 May 2018
  • Our goal was to find the best products available to address weak, splitting, peeling, and brittle nails.
    — Kayla Hui, Mph, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That will allow the district to tackle all peeling and flaking paint in every school, Wilton says.
    — Bethany Barnes | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 12 May 2017
  • Overcooking is manageable, but the peeling is the pain.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2017
  • Brown last week posted photos on social media that appeared to show skin peeling from the soles of his feet.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Sugar-beet peelings are also a useful source of nanoplatelets.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • The trees gradually develop a beige peeling bark and grow about 40 feet tall and wide.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The ordinary — pond frogs in song at dusk, the peeling of a grapefruit, a beloved poised at the kitchen sink — erupts into the extraordinary.
    — Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Prep the apples: Start by washing, peeling, and coring your apples.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Especially in the first two to four weeks of use, retinol can trigger dryness, burning, stinging, or peeling of the skin.
    — Megan Deem, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 July 2019
  • The pool was surrounded with concrete, painted red and peeling.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2019
  • This cream prevents splitting, chipping, peeling, and cracking—even in the most severe cases.
    — Kayla Hui, Mph, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023

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