flak

Example Sentences

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His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.

From MarketWatch

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

McCullum is desperate for success at the T20 World Cup in India, where England face the West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday, after facing flak for the torrid 4-1 thumping in the Ashes.

From Barron's

"Obviously, his defence has caught quite a bit of flak," said Doris.

From BBC

Wine, who has been repeatedly arrested in the past, campaigned in a flak jacket, saying the race has become a "war".

From Barron's