flake
Example Sentences
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Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Consumers view flake cereals “as more exiting and interesting than puff cereals,” she said.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
Due to tiny differences in atmospheric conditions, each flake will create a unique pattern.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
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
Each flake was different, Sister Zoe had said, like a person, irreplaceable and beautiful.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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