Example Sentences
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The third day of the fire, he woke up with a runny nose, sore throat and chapped lips, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
"They just went to a random door and chapped it."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 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
Skin shriveled; lips became chapped; hair grew stiff, caked with dust.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
