peel

Example Sentences

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“Trying to peel back that onion of complexity is a difficult task,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The book’s characters relate their stories in discrete sections that peel back time, revealing shocking secrets and meriting re-evaluation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

With each essay, I peel off the layer of idle ease that is the A.I. generation and see what remains: only hints of a life, of a story, of a human.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Mari hugged him around the chest, while Hannah got him around the waist, and they wouldn’t peel off.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste