How to Use flake in a Sentence

flake

1 of 2 noun

• The gold flakes catch the light.
  — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 3 May 2026
• Chili flakes, jalapeños or cayenne.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
• The metro could see some flakes late.
  — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
• Don't crush your corn flakes too much!
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
• That’s not how the bro-flakes work.
  — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
• Chile flakes add a pleasant kick.
  — Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
• There remained but three flakes in the tub!
  — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
• The rest of us will see flakes and maybe a coating.
  — Mary Ours, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
• Roast it with fresh herbs or red pepper flakes for a bit of heat.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
• When flakes do come, the snow itself tends to be warmer and denser.
  — Brigid Mander, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
• Add ¼ cup wax flakes to Mason jar.
  — Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
• Our next chance for a few flakes will be on Tuesday.
  — Mary Ours, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
• Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff?
  — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
• Mix in a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or a dash of hot sauce for heat.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
• Even with the first flakes days away, grocery stores have been packed across the state.
  — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
• The brick crumbled and left behind red flakes on her palm.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
• Add the fennel seed and red pepper flakes.
  — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
• Stir in the eggs, pepper flakes and half the parsley.
  — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
• What does a single flake know of its big/little fate?
  — Marianne Boruch, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
• Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and salt.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
• Add spice with diced chile peppers or crushed red pepper flakes.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
• Mix in oat flakes and baking powder.
  — Laura Solla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
• To add a little heat, a pinch of red pepper flake does the job.
  — Bridgette A. Lacy, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• This is a flake-free cream that provides moisture as well as hold.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• Just fluttery, flake-free lashes that look and feel good.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
• Stir in garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes.
  — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
• There were a few flakes on the beach and snow nestled into palm fronds.
  — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
• Reduce or skip the red pepper flakes.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• Thin chicken slices are coated in corn flakes which crisp up so well in the oil.
  — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
• By end of day my skin still looks like skin, with no flakes and minimal buildup.
  — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026

flake

2 of 2 verb

• Bake the fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• The roof flakes, the porch sags.
  — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
• Use butter to glue some salt flakes onto it.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
• Text the group chat back — don’t flake, Scorpio.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
• If the coating on a nonstick pan starts to flake or chip off.
  — Kelly Vaughan, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
• Sprinkle the chilli flakes over the honey, to serve.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
• Soy crayons glide smoothly, don’t flake and are vibrant and bright.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
• Drain the tuna fish, dump it into a large bowl and flake it with a fork.
  — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2023
• Top the grain bowl with the salmon filet, either whole or flaked into pieces.
  — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
• Polzine sprinkles her bagels with nigella seeds or flake salt and bakes them to very dark.
  — Janelle Bitker, Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2021
• The shrimp should be just pink and the fish starting to flake easily.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2020
• Any lotion or cream should be able to fix flaking or peeling, right?
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 3 Oct. 2023
• Maybe a paint-flaking farmhouse.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• Rain soaked the fragile blocks, which began to flake and crumble.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
• The layers flake off for easy eating, with edges that remain crispy and salty.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
• There isn’t any coating, so nothing will flake, rust or peel into your food.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 June 2021
• Crystals will flake off cleanly, while mold will smear or leave a residue behind.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
• Since there’s no coating layered on top, nothing can peel or flake away over time.
  — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
• The filet is deep fried until the fish seems to melt under the crisp coating rather than flake.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2022
• Combine flaked cod, egg, scallions, and breadcrumbs to make fish cakes.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
• Transfer tuna to a large bowl and flake it with a fork and push the tuna to one side of the bowl.
  — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 June 2026
• Your skin won’t physically shed or flake.
  — Samantha Mims, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
• Your scalp may feel itchy and irritated as the skin flakes off due to dandruff.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• As a result, the product didn't flake onto my cheeks after a day's wear.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• Place brussels sprouts in a food processor and pulse until flaked.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2023
• It can be cut easily with the side of a fork, and doesn't flake or fall apart as easily.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 14 June 2022
• Eczema is a skin condition that results in dry, itchy, red patches of skin that may flake off.
  — Emily Rekstis, SELF, 10 July 2020
• Run the scraper over areas with flaking, chipped, or peeling paint.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
• And when a hair meets a razor at one of those microcracks, the crack widens, and chips flake off.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2020
• Dixon’s preferred recipe starts with flaking kippered, or hot-smoked, salmon into a bowl.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023