flakiness

Example Sentences

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There is a flakiness in Rangers - they went 2-0 down in three of their previous seven league games coming into this one - but they looked more cohesive than Hearts.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

But the show doesn't shy away from Alice's slight concerns about her father's flakiness while also allowing the teen to grieve her mother in light-hearted, poignant moments.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Yes, the flakiness adds to the drippy mess.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

What you view as ingratitude or, potentially, a snub might just be typical teenage flakiness.

From Slate • May 13, 2022

Compare pastry that is made with lard, lard substitutes, vegetable oils and butter, as to taste, appearance, flakiness or friability, and tenderness.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes