: 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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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Some of the al la carte menu items include brioche French toast, coconut pancakes, duck hash and a wagyu burger.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Get The Recipe Pancake Casserole And just like that the whole family will enjoy a special twist on the typical stack of buttermilk pancakes.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Some of the al la carte menu items include brioche French toast, coconut pancakes, duck hash and a wagyu burger.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Some models suggest that a second moon, just a few hundred kilometers across, formed past the far side and then slowly approached the moon and pancaked itself.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pancake
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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