flakes
Example Sentences
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I whisked the eggs and cream with garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, plus a little drizzle of soy sauce.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Adding sugar was against John’s dietary principles, but William bought the recipe from his brother, added cane sugar to the mix, and created a company to make and market corn flakes in 1906.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Other than that, he’s never seemed confident that the future will turn out all right, although he’s kept on working out his worries onscreen, forever hunting for flakes of hope in the rubble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The pair had broken up the paint and raked flakes into the soil, but Evans said some parts were "baked" so it had been difficult to do so.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I know where there’s a package of soap flakes in the woodshed. It has writing on it. I’ll bring you a piece of the package.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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