flake

Example Sentences

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The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.

From Science Daily

Swap out the poppy seeds for chia seeds and add sesame seeds, onion flakes, garlic powder and flaky sea salt to make an omega-3-rich rendition of the popular Everything Bagel Seasoning.

From Salon

Sela sifted through her beads while I picked green flakes of paint from the table in a pointless attempt to keep my mouth shut.

From Literature

"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

The cavities were created using focused ion beam milling in thick, mechanically exfoliated Bi2Te3 flakes.

From Science Daily