cake

Example Sentences

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The cup, however, is mere icing on the cake.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

This last show, all I wanted was a giant piece of cake.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Like, for example, when he recently invited Letterman back to “The Late Show” for one last goodbye and recruited him to throw company furniture, watermelons and a three-tiered cake off the theater’s roof.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Putin reciprocated in Tajikistan with a cake marking Xi’s 66th, decorated with birthday wishes in Chinese.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Someone makes an announcement about a birthday cake; someone else makes an announcement about keeping our lockers tidy.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse