chapped

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

And then there were us, the indfgenas, with skin as rough and ruddy as freshly dug potatoes, cheeks chapped raw by the sun and wind.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau