flake

Example Sentences

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"I was so red, my skin was so tight, then it would flake, then it would ooze, and then the cycle would begin again."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

After deep contemplation, she despaired, writing: “Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

They found that flake cereals with fruit “played more into people’s need for sensory pleasure,” Food Business News reported.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

He said digs at the site have turned up about 70 items ranging from flake stones to a rare example of an early ground stone.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

I use my fingernail to flake off some dirt.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed