Examples of piece of cake in a Sentence
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Place next piece of cake atop the sherbet layer and freeze for 10 minutes.
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Traditionally, the person who receives the piece of cake with the trinket is named king or queen of the festivities and is obligated to host the next party.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
If two juries a year apart agreed that Karen Read didn’t hit O’Keefe with her SUV, how are the scheming O’Keefes going to cut themselves a nice big piece of cake, at least against Read?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Pardon the pun, but your sweet spot for the piece of cake is pretty clear, and the stakes are pretty low.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The Victorious alum was in many of the photos Halsey shared from the party, feeding her pieces of cake and holding the About-Face Beauty founder in his arms in between karaoke songs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Portugal need something different vs France, just crossing balls into the box will be piece of cake for Umpemacano and Saliba.
—Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
The host is a hospitable soul who would never take the first piece of cake while his guests were still waiting.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Traditionally, the person who receives the piece of cake with the trinket is named king or queen of the festivities and is obligated to host the next party.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
If two juries a year apart agreed that Karen Read didn’t hit O’Keefe with her SUV, how are the scheming O’Keefes going to cut themselves a nice big piece of cake, at least against Read?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Pardon the pun, but your sweet spot for the piece of cake is pretty clear, and the stakes are pretty low.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The Victorious alum was in many of the photos Halsey shared from the party, feeding her pieces of cake and holding the About-Face Beauty founder in his arms in between karaoke songs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Portugal need something different vs France, just crossing balls into the box will be piece of cake for Umpemacano and Saliba.
—Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
The host is a hospitable soul who would never take the first piece of cake while his guests were still waiting.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Piece of cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20of%20cake. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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