flake

Example Sentences

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"This was not casual flake production, but a technology that required planning, precision, and a deep understanding of stone properties and fracture mechanics," says Zhao.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

"I was so red, my skin was so tight, then it would flake, then it would ooze, and then the cycle would begin again."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

They found that flake cereals with fruit “played more into people’s need for sensory pleasure,” Food Business News reported.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

A single white flake landed on her palm.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi