How to Use flak in a Sentence

flak

noun
  • 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.
  • Miller never backed off his statement and caught flak for it.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
  • When needed, stand out front and take the parental flak yourself.
    — Washington Post, 23 May 2021
  • The three enlisted men were in the back of the bomber when it was hit by flak.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 7 July 2018
  • While over the target, the bomber took flak damage, and the crew bailed out.
    — Robert M. Edsel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
  • Biden is now taking flak from the right and even from portions of the left over the surge.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The scene landed with a thud and caught a ton of flak after the film’s release.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 July 2021
  • Those of us in the business get an increasing level of flak from both sides.
    — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 10 May 2017
  • Disney drew flak for taking Kimmel’s show off the air last week.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Angel checked his flak jacket a final time and snapped the chin strap of his helmet.
    — Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
  • Trudeau is taking some flak from critics who say the gourmet pastry purchase was too pricey.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
  • This isn't the first time that the actress caught flak after posting a picture with her son.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Mariah especially seemed to get some flak for that.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Anderson may just be seeing the flak that the team is getting during such a down year.
    — Jon Schlosser, ajc, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The team would not repay the debt for six years, and the interim Williams caught all kinds of flak.
    — Steve Jbara, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • The app, launched on April 2, drew flak for risking user data.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Taking flak isn’t new for leaders in the Red Sox front office.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2023
  • That meant his aircraft was the first in, taking the flak and protecting those behind them.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2019
  • Al-Ghoul was wearing a press flak vest when he was killed, according to his colleague.
    — Abeer Salman, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • But Lewis has also caught flak from those who support the football players' protests.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Schumer also caught flak from outside progressive groups.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Every new kid-on-the-demographic-block has caught flak from those that came before.
    — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Kylie Jenner got a lot of flak last year for taking a 17-minute private jet flight.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2023
  • Through the years, nobody caught more good-natured flak about Cannon's run than Gibbs.
    — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
  • No Thrones actress has won, and the show's final season — just six episodes — took flak for feeling rushed.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Deion Sanders has taken some flak for the overhaul of the Colorado roster.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 13 June 2023
  • For a while, YouTube was taking almost all of the flak from the music business.
    — Eamonn Forde, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • At the flak shak, Rosie is not warming to the relaxed environment.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And then there's Lisa, who is catching flak from her peers, including the kids who vandalized her dad's car.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025

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