peel off
verb
peeled off; peeling off; peels off
1
: to veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing
Examples of peel off in a Sentence
it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host
peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod
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If a driver or roller gets past his man, as James did with DiVincenzo, the guy guarding the corner (in this case, Gobert) sinks into the lane as the player lagging (DiVincenzo) peels off to the open man.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Remove 1 dough sheet from refrigerator; peel off top sheet of parchment paper.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Beginning the performance at the piano, Boone wore a fur coat of which Freddie Mercury would approve before getting up to work the stage and peeling off the layer to reveal his signature sparkly blue onesie.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The idea that rapprochement with Moscow could help peel off Russia from China is a fantasy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Remove 1 dough sheet from refrigerator; peel off top sheet of parchment paper.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Beginning the performance at the piano, Boone wore a fur coat of which Freddie Mercury would approve before getting up to work the stage and peeling off the layer to reveal his signature sparkly blue onesie.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The idea that rapprochement with Moscow could help peel off Russia from China is a fantasy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peel off
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“Peel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peel%20off. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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