flake
Example Sentences
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Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Consumers view flake cereals “as more exiting and interesting than puff cereals,” she said.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
All three of these modes are the most common ways in which conventional composites can internally flake and crumble.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
He said digs at the site have turned up about 70 items ranging from flake stones to a rare example of an early ground stone.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
The school was thinly blanketed that night, but the next morning, a bright, almost balmy day, every flake disappeared.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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