peel

Example Sentences

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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

The AI disruption onion continued to peel away on Wednesday as real-estate services companies became the next to get knocked.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Olivier’s demonic anger at the world came through clearly, whereas Mr. Elordi’s Heathcliff seems as though he’d be content to simply peel away Catherine from Edgar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The bandage sticks to my arm as I peel it off, the wound healing into the cloth itself.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman