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Recent Examples of flakiness
Dryness, tightness, and flakiness seem to creep in overnight, leaving us wondering how to keep our glow through the season.
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Tira Urquhart, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Each stick is spiked with buildable pigment and ultra-conditioning olive oil to ensure patches of flakiness are down to a minimum.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Jan. 2025
So eventually, unspoken frustrations (socks on the floor, too many nights out, a pattern of flakiness) build into resentment, which can leak out in the form of unproductive, passive-aggressive comments or more explosive, potentially hurtful blowups.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Jan. 2025
This aspect of making everything on the premises is evident in the samosas, which elsewhere may be purchased in bulk; here their flakiness shows finesse and the fillings are very savory, served with two dipping sauces on the side.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Tira Urquhart, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Each stick is spiked with buildable pigment and ultra-conditioning olive oil to ensure patches of flakiness are down to a minimum.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Jan. 2025
So eventually, unspoken frustrations (socks on the floor, too many nights out, a pattern of flakiness) build into resentment, which can leak out in the form of unproductive, passive-aggressive comments or more explosive, potentially hurtful blowups.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Jan. 2025
This aspect of making everything on the premises is evident in the samosas, which elsewhere may be purchased in bulk; here their flakiness shows finesse and the fillings are very savory, served with two dipping sauces on the side.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for flakiness
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“Flakiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakiness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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