chap
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He was believed to be a cheerfully overweight, somewhat enigmatic British chap with a delightfully macabre sense of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"This little chap causes havoc on the cars around here."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Skelton said: "We saw the chap had been lying to us. We had genuine hard facts we could use."
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
He sips small amounts of ice water because drinking too much is akin to licking one’s lips, causing them to chap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
He’s even got a second agent, a short chap called Digby, who watches me from his car.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The three-hour extravaganza of chaps and cowboy boots has been lauded for its high-energy and artistry, and has delighted fans with appearances by Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughters, Blue, 13, and Rumi, aged eight.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
I saw all these men in jeans, most in boots and cowboy hats, and some in leather chaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
From leather chaps to a vintage Dior coat, the items that these sellers shared are reminders of why they do what they do — and what makes a piece last a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Money talks: "Pinch your noses chaps, we’re going in. This is too good to refuse."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
Wearing leather chaps, they seem scornful, mean, powerful all at once.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A life-threatening medical emergency is to him what a chapped lip is to most of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The third day of the fire, he woke up with a runny nose, sore throat and chapped lips, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"They just went to a random door and chapped it."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
But what has chapped the angry user base seems to be not the A.I. but the unintelligible changes to the platform’s user interface.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Across the aisle from Rahel a woman with chapped cheeks and a mustache coughed up phlegm and wrapped it in twists of newspaper that she tore off the pile of Sunday papers on her lap.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Applying a thick layer of lip balm with moisturizing ingredients like petrolatum or shea butter before bedtime will also nourish your lips and prevent chapping, Rogers said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
For dry lips, plain petroleum jelly is an effective and cheap way to prevent chapping, Burkemper said.
From US News ● Feb. 20, 2016
They secrete oil to cleanse the nipple opening and prevent chapping and cracking of the nipple during breastfeeding.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The wicked, chapping gusts are not expected until afternoon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2013
In the winter he used oil to prevent chapping, and he kept the cuticles pushed down and his nails always filed to the shape of his finger-tips.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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