Example Sentences

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I know people are chapped about start/stop systems, which cycle engines off and on when the vehicle is not moving, in order to save fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

But what has chapped the angry user base seems to be not the A.I. but the unintelligible changes to the platform’s user interface.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

"Someone chapped my door and I let them in."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

It is slobbery, and even though he must’ve just had a mint so at least his breath isn’t bad, his lips are chapped and scratchy.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée