Sentence examples for flaking off from inspiring English sources

Paint is flaking off the window frames.

This tool was used to sharpen the stone tools by flaking off new sharp edges.

Layers of paint are flaking off the walls, and floors are heaped with dirt and dust.

Their plaster façades were flaking off, the iron grilles on the balconies broken or missing.

When coated sheets are severely drawn and worked, the coating, rather than flaking off, acts beneficially as a lubricant.

A paper treatment was applied to the paint itself to stop it from flaking off and being lost permanently.

Crevices formed where old bark is flaking off provide refuge for pests like the larvae of codling moths.

For preservationists, brownstone is known as trouble, often flaking off or just disintegrating, especially where there is intricate carving.

Roast for 20 minutes or until flaking off the bone at 190ºC and serve with fresh peas and crusty bread.

The base of the spines appeared to be "flaking off" and showed severe blebbing after 24 h incubation with 10 μg/ml propolis.

This is definitely staying!" says John Derian, gazing lovingly at an ancient wheezy radiator, whose miserable paint appears to have been flaking off, chip by chip, for decades.