peel

Example Sentences

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Toss a can of drained beans with olive oil, a few strips of lemon peel and an Italian dressing packet, then let everything mingle for half an hour or so.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

But temperatures were expected to rebound by the weekend, “so I think some of the snow will peel off pretty quick,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Options already exist for fixing dyes without lead, including natural mordants derived from plants rich in tannins, such as oak bark, pomegranate peel and rosemary, as well as alum, which is considered environmentally safe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Our studio apartment in Brooklyn, with the half fridge and its “Mean People Suck” sticker that was ripped all around the edges, because Mom tried—and failed—to peel it off.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy