: 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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Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
There were free pouches of pocket pancakes; Brewers manager Pat Murphy showing off his pancake-flipping skills; special guests, including Donald Driver; polka music; pancake artists; a T-shirt giveaway for the first 3,000 fans; and the debut of Murph's Maple Syrup.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
With the Lakeshore player on the ground, the Kalamazoo Central player then leapt on top of the opposing player, pancaking him as the play appeared to be over.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The products—ranging from popular State Fair corn dogs to Jimmy Dean pancake and sausage sticks—are being removed from shelves after multiple injury complaints, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
There were free pouches of pocket pancakes; Brewers manager Pat Murphy showing off his pancake-flipping skills; special guests, including Donald Driver; polka music; pancake artists; a T-shirt giveaway for the first 3,000 fans; and the debut of Murph's Maple Syrup.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
In April 2023, a Manhattan parking garage pancaked in on itself, sending cars tumbling over each other as concrete floors fell down to the cellar level.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
With the Lakeshore player on the ground, the Kalamazoo Central player then leapt on top of the opposing player, pancaking him as the play appeared to be over.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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