How to Use peel off in a Sentence
peel off
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This is like the cool, older cousin to the peel off mask.
—ELLE, 20 May 2022
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The growths on the base of the tree plus the bark is peeling off badly.
—oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
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This will shock the egg, which helps the shell peel off more cleanly.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
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The result is that he’s peeled off more than 60 pounds.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
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The cars began to honk and peel off toward the highway and away from the park.
—USA Today, 12 Mar. 2021
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Slice or peel off the thin flat side of the browned sweet potato and discard.
—Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
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This set of 90 labels is freezer-safe and easy to peel off.
—Shani Hillian, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2022
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Gently flip the cakes onto the wire racks, and peel off and discard the parchment.
—CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
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With a series of deft blows from the ball peen hammer, peel off the rest of the fastener.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
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Laque kept a close eye on a building across the street, where some loose siding seemed ready to peel off.
—Katy Reckdahl, NOLA.com, 5 Nov. 2020
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Meanwhile, Gray threw a block, then slowly peeled off to his left.
—Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
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It's made with body-safe silicone that won't hurt to peel off your skin.
—Jenna Clark, womenshealthmag.com, 3 June 2023
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No one likes looking in the mirror and seeing skin peel off.
—Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
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First the star Knicks’ guard waved off a Hartenstein screen and instructed the seven-foot big man to peel off to the left.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2024
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One deputy peeled off from the others and got into his Mercedes.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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There was no cracking, and the fruit leather peeled off easily.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
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Removal varies per kit, but most can be peeled off by hand or with a wooden stick.
—Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
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With every foot of 130-pound Dacron line that peeled off the free-spooling reel, instinct told me to lock up and swing.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
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The archivists soak the document to dissolve the glue and then peel off the old silking.
—Sean Catangui, New York Times, 14 July 2023
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Drain tomatoes, then peel off the skins and quarter each tomato.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
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Simply open the package, peel off backing, press over a tear, seal with heat.
—Olivia Dwyer, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2018
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There are no physical strips—just peel off the hardened wax when you’re done.
—Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
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Flip the baking sheet onto a cutting board to remove the semolina cake from the pan and peel off the parchment.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
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But in the not too distant past, the, there were more and better chances to peel off Democratic voters.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
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With your Sunsa hooked up, peel off and adhere the support bracket to keep your wand out of the way and free to rotate.
—Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2021
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Initially, it's wrapped in a thin red fruit that's peeled off during the cleaning process.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
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The bottom portion of the steering column was peeled off and was laying on the driver’s floor.
—Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 28 July 2023
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The wallpaper in his room is peeling off, there are spots of black mold in one corner, and the bathtub takes hours to drain.
—Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
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Scalise was trying to peel off more than 100 votes, mostly from those who backed Jordan.
—TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
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After a few days, your dead skin begins to peel off to reveal baby-soft skin.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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