: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
Examples of pancake in a Sentence
Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Breakfast with Santa, 9-11 a.m., Dec. 14 at Maple Hill Church of Christ, 102 Maple Hill Road, Lebanon: Pictures, pancake breakfast, games and crafts.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Cook pancakes: Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The appetizer table will feature a charcuterie board, bacon rollups, brie bites, bruschetta, sausage rolls, wings, spinach and artichoke dip and Irish potato pancakes known as boxty.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Breakfast with Santa, 9-11 a.m., Dec. 14 at Maple Hill Church of Christ, 102 Maple Hill Road, Lebanon: Pictures, pancake breakfast, games and crafts.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
At Doak Campbell Stadium, Jackson had Florida’s QB in his grasp and appeared positioned to pancake him when the 6-foot-3, 239-pound passer shook free, sprinted away and fired a 17-yard dart to Chimere Dike.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Cook pancakes: Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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