flak

Example Sentences

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Bonus points caught some flak at the end of the Six Nations.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Here the city stands: residents with whistles standing against men with guns and flak vests.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Kerry Brown, who directs King's College London's Lau China Institute, told AFP that Starmer "may as well be getting something in return" for the flak he is taking.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

From the direction of the sea come whistles and booms; flak is going up.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr