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

"Someone chapped my door and I let them in."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

It had been a dry, uninspiring little kiss, and I remember thinking it was too bad both our mouths were so chapped from walking five miles in that cold wind.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath