flaky

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Later, the counter began to crowd with flaky croissants, sticky pastry, brioches with amber sheen.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Dinner at Kabawa in New York’s East Village begins with “buss-up shut,” a flaky Trinidadian flatbread derived from Indian paratha roti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I pressed the dough into a pie tin, sprinkled the top with turbinado sugar and flaky sea salt, and baked it until the edges set and the center stayed soft and blondie-like.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

For investors, high-quality companies bring to mind financial resilience—just the thing today to offset concerns over runaway artificial-intelligence spending, or a recent rash of flaky business models, like companies that raise cash to hoard crypto.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

“You have every right to be upset with me for being so flaky today,” Maxine says.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson