variants
or less commonly flack
plural flak also flack
1
: antiaircraft guns
2
: the bursting shells fired from flak
3
: criticism, opposition
She has taken a good deal of flak for espousing that view.—
E. J. Kahn, Jr.
E. J. Kahn, Jr.When I was a restaurant bar manager I sometimes found myself taking flak from my customers for our high prices …—Rob Hill
Rob HillExamples of flak in a Sentence
He caught heavy flak for his decision to oppose the new school.
He took a lot of flak from the other kids for his unusual appearance.
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Deer Farms and Fair Chase The Wisconsin Bear and Buck Club, a state-wide scoring organization, was caught in the middle of the Waters scandal and has received plenty of flak for it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
Only Spain caught flak from the US president over its foot-dragging over the 5% GDP spend.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
But Patel, who has already caught flak from some in the MAGA base for insisting Epstein died by suicide, was not taking the bait to delve further into conspiracies.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 June 2025
In the scrum, Bridges was asked whether coach Tom Thibodeau, who has a public perception of playing his starters too many minutes, gets too much flak for relying on his starters.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
Only Spain caught flak from the US president over its foot-dragging over the 5% GDP spend.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
But Patel, who has already caught flak from some in the MAGA base for insisting Epstein died by suicide, was not taking the bait to delve further into conspiracies.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 June 2025
In the scrum, Bridges was asked whether coach Tom Thibodeau, who has a public perception of playing his starters too many minutes, gets too much flak for relying on his starters.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flak
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“Flak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flak. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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