cake

Example Sentences

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I want to have my cake and eat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The subterranean Manhattan version is 17,000 square feet—a massive footprint in a famously cramped city—with wavy walls covered in tiles the same green shade as a Swedish princess cake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Earlier this month, several cake shed owners in the area were told they must fork out more than £1,000 on a street trading licence or face a fine of a similar amount.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Maybe he gave her my flavor preferences, but she’s the one who got the cake.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison