flake off
Example Sentences
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But as the drone zoomed in, it caught something never seen before—a milky white film that appeared to flake off the young shark’s tail as it swam.
From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2024
"The coronation chair is extremely fragile. It has a complex layer structure which means that the gilding layers on it often flake off," Blessley said.
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2023
Gently scrub the coils to scrape off anything that's crusted-on; it should flake off onto the newspaper.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022
As the damaged cells flake off, the leaves will become skeletonized.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022
He was also growing bald for a dragon: He was so old that the scales at the top of his head had begun to flake off and expose the soft, golden skin beneath.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
