flakes

Example Sentences

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In those cases, one side functioned mainly as a striking platform while the opposite side was prepared to produce sharp flakes.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

And when it comes to building a menu, they’re leaning into pantry staples with personality from Flamingo Estate’s vinegar made from fuyu and hachiya persimmons to smoked sea-salt flakes from Maldon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Those jagged flakes create little air pockets throughout the loaf, keeping it tender rather than dense — plush, not packed.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

But one of these candidates needs to put some pepper flakes in the paste if they want to break out of the pack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Max poked at the “cast” on his other leg, and it came off in flakes.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix