flake
Example Sentences
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After deep contemplation, she despaired, writing: “Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Due to tiny differences in atmospheric conditions, each flake will create a unique pattern.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
Any while we’re on the subject of flavor, level up your loved one’s spice game with Flatiron Pepper Co.’s chili flake blends.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
All three of these modes are the most common ways in which conventional composites can internally flake and crumble.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Torak gripped the flint flake so hard that it dug into his palm.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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