Example Sentences

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As you cook the pasta in salted boiling water, some of its coarse exterior will slough off into the water, turning that water cloudy and extra starchy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

Your therapist will slough away dull skin with SpaRitual’s Infinitely Loving Sugar Scrub in a fragrant jasmine, and after you rinse it off, you’ll be treated to a relaxing hour-long massage.

From Forbes • Mar. 11, 2015

After a few days the gangrenous portion of the cushion will slough off from the effects of the poultice; under rare circumstances only should the dead parts be removed by surgical interference.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The protuberance will slough off and healthy granulations will spring up.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

This Gardiner turn'd his coat in Henry's time; The serpent that hath slough'd will slough again.

From Queen Mary and Harold by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron