flack
Example Sentences
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One supporter said "we might have opened up for some flack with the roundabout link", while others commented on the continued use of "Dons" in the design.
From BBC • May 6, 2025
Then he got another part, and his stunt buddies kind of gave him a little flack for it.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
Before they could speak more than a few words, a flack following the senator handed them business cards and told them to reach out to the office with any questions.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024
In recent years, comic-book films have caught considerable flack from directors and actors alike, and even audiences seem to be feeling a bit of franchise fatigue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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