flake

Example Sentences

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Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Consumers view flake cereals “as more exiting and interesting than puff cereals,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

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

Here, Hublin's team uncovered chips from flint tools and a quartzite flake consistent with the LRJ technocomplex.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

The provoking girl was picking one last flake of confetti off her front fur.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck