flake

Example Sentences

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Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

On this definition, three out of four Christmases since 1960 have seen at least a flake of snow fall somewhere in the UK.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Consumers view flake cereals “as more exiting and interesting than puff cereals,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

All three of these modes are the most common ways in which conventional composites can internally flake and crumble.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

As I follow her indoors, I see out of the corner of my eye a little flake of dust, and then another.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez