Example Sentences

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"I looked like a plucked turkey because my skin had blistered so much," Chris says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

One night after Adebayo had scored 28 points in a loss to the Lakers, the big man had blistered the Clippers for 19 points in only the game’s first nine minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021

Like layers of skin, the coats of paint added over many years to iron bars had blistered and burst to reveal festering rust, which was slowly spreading everywhere.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2016

They had blistered 41 pucks on the opposing net.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2014

The going wasn’t easy on my feet, either, which had blistered in my ever-moist sneakers, but I picked up Otto and placed him on my back, which ached in familiar protest.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer