flaky
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Your sister-in-law may just be a bit flaky.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The results are flaky rows of delicate porcelain that resemble oversize scales or ruffling coral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The main symptom is a crusted, flaky rash that often affects the elbows, knees, hands and feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The result is tall, golden and dramatically flaky — the sort of biscuit that makes guests immediately ask whether you made them yourself.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“This some creep? Some flaky nut? Some stupid jerk?”
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Jade: Like Jackie, I thought the top crust of this pie was one of the flakier, more buttery choices out of the roundup.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Panko bread crumbs are generally flakier and dryer than most other types, so they tend to take on less oil during frying for lighter, crunchier fare.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2021
Salmon, which is flakier, is also a good starter fish, because thicker fillets are common and it is oilier, meaning it brings its own “nonstickability,” Zuccarello said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2021
Dana is the flakier sister, and also the more responsible one.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
Another method is adopted for pastries that are intended to be somewhat flakier and of a little better quality than plain pastry.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Another of the castle's secrets shared exclusively with Salon by Thorington was the secret to the flakiest pastry crust ever, which became the most-read story published by Salon Food this year.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2019
We think it produces the best-tasting, lightest, flakiest crust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2018
But it will take hard work to revive breakfast’s flakiest business.
From Economist ● Feb. 18, 2016
In doing so, each challenged the flakiest fans to commit to the creators' muses despite the angularities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2015
A dainty, fastidious man is Lord Otter Who can live just as well on land as in water, He'll eat but the flakiest part of a fish, And this he considers his favorite dish.
From Animal Children The Friends of the Forest and the Plain by Edith Brown Kirkwood
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