peeling

Example Sentences

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The room, with its cracks and peeling paint in sharp focus, is more certifiably there than the vague, transient human figure.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Apartment Window” is nearly abstract, sandwiching a constellation of peeling, sun-bleached cartoon stickers between a reflected sunset and the stripes of vertical blinds.

From Los Angeles Times

From my spot on the stained carpet, I can see two spider webs and flowered wallpaper that’s peeling at the baseboard.

From Literature

The wood was peeling in some places, but a string of flamingo-shaped lights was wrapped around the banister, illuminating the hall in a faint pink shine.

From Literature

Momma Rossi, gray-haired and a bit shorter than her son, stood at the sink peeling sweet potatoes.

From Literature