flack

Example Sentences

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My daughters didn’t give him any flack, and he didn’t make room for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

One supporter said "we might have opened up for some flack with the roundabout link", while others commented on the continued use of "Dons" in the design.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

When Geiger caught flack for prescribing food instead of drugs, he replied, “The last time I looked at my textbooks, the most specific therapy for malnutrition was food.”

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

Before they could speak more than a few words, a flack following the senator handed them business cards and told them to reach out to the office with any questions.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson