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

It was easy to knap, or to flake off, pieces into utilitarian shapes and didn’t need to be tempered or treated with heat as some tool stones do.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 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

Then they pounded the hot metal with mallets, making the corrosion flake off the outside.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann