flake

Example Sentences

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Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Consumers view flake cereals “as more exiting and interesting than puff cereals,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

He said digs at the site have turned up about 70 items ranging from flake stones to a rare example of an early ground stone.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

They then stamped the graphene flake onto an hBN flake and placed a second hBN flake over the graphene structure.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

It felt as dry as her voice, like one of those pastries with layers that flake off, thin as paper.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt