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

Dandruff isn’t caused by dry skin, but instead by a yeastlike fungus that feeds on scalp oil and can inflame the skin of the scalp, causing it to flake off.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

"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

It felt as dry as her voice, like one of those pastries with layers that flake off, thin as paper.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt