How to Use snowflake in a Sentence

snowflake

noun
  • Use twigs to make a snowflake, or a pinecone to make a reindeer.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Lawmakers who want to pass this bill are snowflakes.
    — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Stories of giant snowflakes have been around for decades.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Stray hairs dotted his cheeks and his forehead like black snowflakes.
    — Rion Amilcar Scott, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Gigi was seen trying to catch snowflakes.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a chance -- a very small chance -- that some could see a snowflake or two this weekend.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 10 Feb. 2022
  • This @nickfuentes git is more pathetic than the most snowflakey (snowflake).
    — Fox News, 22 Dec. 2019
  • This fall quite a few trees were still full of leaves when the first snowflakes starting flying.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2019
  • New Yorkers woke up to find some snowflakes falling.
    — Matthew Delucia, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The goal showed Coyle to be a few snowflakes offside on a zone entry.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • There’s also a chance that some may see a snowflake or two later today.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Some in north Alabama may catch a glimpse of a few snowflakes this week.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Every rebrand is like a snowflake, each with its own nuances.
    — Amit Daniel, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Think about how ice freezes—not just in your freezer, but even in snowflake form or over puddles.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2021
  • The walls are plastered in red plaid and snowflake wrapping paper.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The snowflake stitching and shimmery design add a cute touch.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Then a flurry of waltzing snowflakes scatters across the stage.
    — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The store will hand out free snowflake ornaments, while supplies last.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Under a microscope, a snowflake looks kind of clear.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • An ice sculpture, carved in the shape of a snowflake and lit up, served as a centerpiece.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • There is even an off-chance for a few midnight snowflakes on Tahoe’s higher peaks.
    — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • The autism spectrum is so wide and broad that each case presents itself with snowflake-like uniqueness.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The play game through the snowflakes at Gillette Stadium.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The snowflake tuile rests over the top of the glass with marshmallows at the bottom.
    — Sarah Kuta, The Know, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Such snowflakes are exhausting, but the Right is now playing the same game.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Graupel is a snowflake that is completely enveloped in rime ice.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The waffles are usually 'stamped' from a mould shaped like a snowflake or a flower.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 May 2022
  • Then stay true to the theme with snowflake, snowmen and mitten ornaments.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
  • But what about Big Sugar’s snowflake-like feelings?
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is a snowflake in a storm compared to what has been spent to date in the response and the lives lost already.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020

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