pancake

Example Sentences

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"We squished it flat, like a pancake," Zhao said, "and suddenly we had a low-cost, high-performing design that was much easier to fabricate."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

If you and I went to breakfast together, I would never ask, “Do you want a pancake for the table?” because I don’t need you to be my accomplice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

In 2016, I met Emily, who is now my wife, after she heckled me, supportively, during a comedy show in the back of a pancake restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Sometimes the pitch is flat as a pancake, other times it spits like a cobra.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A few times on weekends, I’ve sat reading by the front door, thinking they might ask me to go with them on one of their zoo trips or after-running pancake extravaganzas, but they never do.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson