: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
Examples of pancake in a Sentence
Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Can't wait to see this demon pancaking people on Sundays.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Verb
Stribling, however, is far more Jennings-like in his ability to pancake opponents and otherwise help out in the running and short passing games.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Can't wait to see this demon pancaking people on Sundays.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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