flak

Example Sentences

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Bonus points caught some flak at the end of the Six Nations.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Treasuries have taken a lot of flak from Wall Street in recent years, because they stopped behaving like a safe haven.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

She has donned flak jackets on ICE raids, posed toting a large gun and recorded messages urging immigrants to self-deport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Here the city stands: residents with whistles standing against men with guns and flak vests.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Terrorized Berlin inhabitants crowded into cellars, subways, underground bunkers, and concrete flak towers.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti