peeling

Example Sentences

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Peeling back the layers, he and the Big Pipes team discovered a bug in Ipidea’s code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Peeling vegetables such as carrots or potatoes and removing outer leaves of lettuce or spinach will help remove any contaminants that might be clinging to the food.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Peeling away the stereotypes of what it meant to be a Black woman in America would be a consistent theme in McElroy’s work.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

"Peeling carrots and parsnips, and rolling up your pigs in blankets - those are all things you can get on with the night before."

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2020

Peeling it away, I made a hole so large that I could stick my fist inside.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen