pancake

Example Sentences

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Its undulating form has earned its share of abuse, and it has been compared to a pancake or an amoeba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Sweet breakfasts have never been my natural habitat—good oatmeal is a beloved, comparatively rare exception, as is a single yeasty, griddled buttermilk diner pancake swimming in syrup.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

"We squished it flat, like a pancake," Zhao said, "and suddenly we had a low-cost, high-performing design that was much easier to fabricate."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

“The pancake was the size of the whole plate!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

I am amazed at James’s appetite—I pile on pancake after pancake, and he’s still hungry.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan