flakes

Example Sentences

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Homo juluensis carefully struck smaller stones against larger stone cores to shape useful cutting flakes.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

I loved the Power Bowl chia-seed pudding with matcha powder and coconut flakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

The snow began to fall—gently at first, but then heavier and heavier, flakes dropping and fluttering all around.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin