Example Sentences

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“We’re seeing a lot of issues at the moment with car parks, where their passive fire protection system is peeling off,” he says, referring to the fire-resistant paint sometimes applied to concrete structures.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Inside, the paint is peeling, the books in the community library are worn, and the proclamations from the state Assembly and City Council honoring the church and its influence are decades old.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The once-bright blue, green and yellow paint on more than two dozen fishing boats is peeling.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022

If only the most recent layer of paint is peeling, the surface might have been dirty, which kept the new paint from gripping well, or too hot, which caused it to dry too fast.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

Some of the skin is peeling off, but it isn’t bleeding.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth