cake

Example Sentences

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“The code a company writes is almost like the top layer of a cake, and underneath are all of these layers” of open-source software, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It also brought his MLB-leading batting average to .449 — and wasn’t just icing on the cake but fortification against the Rangers’ hitters who wouldn’t quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by commissioning a 6,000-pound carrot cake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Her Breakfast colleagues past and present then came together on set to present her with a Little Miss Sunshine framed picture, a cake and a standing ovation.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I lean over and spit the half-eaten cake onto my plate.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy