flaking
Example Sentences
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Before the hosts can begin flaking it, however, the show pauses to consider why Americans eat so little fish compared with people in Japan.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
I talked to some friends about flaking, asking them how many times is too many times for someone to cancel a plan, and found that, as with everything in life, context matters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
A coating had to be developed, therefore, which in itself was fireproof, to put over the Beta cloth to prevent it from flaking off.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
