variants
or less commonly flack
plural flak also flack
1
: antiaircraft guns
2
: the bursting shells fired from flak
3
: criticism, opposition
She has taken a good deal of flak for espousing that view.—
E. J. Kahn, Jr.
E. J. Kahn, Jr.When I was a restaurant bar manager I sometimes found myself taking flak from my customers for our high prices …—Rob Hill
Rob HillExamples of flak in a Sentence
He caught heavy flak for his decision to oppose the new school.
He took a lot of flak from the other kids for his unusual appearance.
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Customer service phone line Frontier caught a lot of flak for nixing its customer service phone line in 2022, and now the airline is reversing course.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Napa may get flak for its spendy resorts and hotels, but a yurt stay at Calistoga’s Bothe-Napa Valley State Park makes for an economical – and beautiful – way to enjoy a wine country weekend without breaking the bank.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Napa may get flak for its spendy resorts and hotels, but a yurt stay at Calistoga’s Bothe-Napa Valley State Park makes for an economical – and beautiful – way to enjoy a wine country weekend without breaking the bank.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for flak
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“Flak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flak. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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