flakes
Example Sentences
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I bought a tub of amatriciana, flecked with visible hunks of guanciale and red pepper flakes, and a box of rigatoni.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Combine with the olive oil, oregano, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, herbs and lemon zest.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Homo juluensis carefully struck smaller stones against larger stone cores to shape useful cutting flakes.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
My father flakes off some of the dark shell with his chisel, revealing blond wood underneath.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
