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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Miller never backed off his statement and caught flak for it.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin got a lot of flak for tanking the family provisions of Build Back Better — including a tax credit proven to keep millions of children out of poverty — but not a single Republican member of Congress supported them either.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Bass has taken some flak, particularly online, for not taking a similar stand.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Kimmel, set to emcee the upcoming Academy Awards for the fourth time, addressed the flak Koy received at the ceremony in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
California Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney race: 11 candidates aim to unseat Gascón
Feb. 1, 2024
Sentencing Enhancements
Gascón has taken flak for many of his reform-minded policies, with his heavy limitations on the filing of sentencing enhancements chief among them.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
The British government’s inquiry is still ongoing, and some politicians have come in for a lot of flak.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Struck by antiaircraft flak, two of the plane’s four engines lost power as Mr. Spiegel reversed course to return to England.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Summit has taken flak for using eminent domain laws to condemn and seize rights of way for their pipeline path.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin got a lot of flak for tanking the family provisions of Build Back Better — including a tax credit proven to keep millions of children out of poverty — but not a single Republican member of Congress supported them either.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Bass has taken some flak, particularly online, for not taking a similar stand.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Kimmel, set to emcee the upcoming Academy Awards for the fourth time, addressed the flak Koy received at the ceremony in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
California Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney race: 11 candidates aim to unseat Gascón
Feb. 1, 2024
Sentencing Enhancements
Gascón has taken flak for many of his reform-minded policies, with his heavy limitations on the filing of sentencing enhancements chief among them.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
The British government’s inquiry is still ongoing, and some politicians have come in for a lot of flak.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Struck by antiaircraft flak, two of the plane’s four engines lost power as Mr. Spiegel reversed course to return to England.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Summit has taken flak for using eminent domain laws to condemn and seize rights of way for their pipeline path.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Flak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flak. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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