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.
• The three enlisted men were in the back of the bomber when it was hit by flak.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 7 July 2018
• 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 tour has also caught flak from within over the years.
  — Hilary George-Parkin, Vox, 23 July 2019
• The scene landed with a thud and caught a ton of flak after the film’s release.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 July 2021
• 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
• When needed, stand out front and take the parental flak yourself.
  — Washington Post, 23 May 2021
• Your flak’s comments today in court were way over the line.
  — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• He’s taken a lot of flak for this from right-wing members.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022
• Miller never backed off his statement and caught flak for it.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
• For a while, YouTube was taking almost all of the flak from the music business.
  — Eamonn Forde, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• More from Morning Mix: Biden takes flak on race and busing.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
• Taking flak isn’t new for leaders in the Red Sox front office.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2023
• Deion Sanders has taken some flak for the overhaul of the Colorado roster.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 13 June 2023
• 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
• Those of us in the business get an increasing level of flak from both sides.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 10 May 2017
• Kylie Jenner got a lot of flak last year for taking a 17-minute private jet flight.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2023
• The app, launched on April 2, drew flak for risking user data.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 16 Apr. 2020
• Angel checked his flak jacket a final time and snapped the chin strap of his helmet.
  — Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News, 27 May 2015
• Through the years, nobody caught more good-natured flak about Cannon's run than Gibbs.
  — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
• Still, much like the Red Sox this week, Mack took a great deal of flak for selling off Foxx and several other stars in the 1930s.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
• That meant his aircraft was the first in, taking the flak and protecting those behind them.
  — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2019
• Anderson may just be seeing the flak that the team is getting during such a down year.
  — Jon Schlosser, ajc, 22 Dec. 2017
• 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
• At the flak shak, Rosie is not warming to the relaxed environment.
  — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
• Trudeau is taking some flak from critics who say the gourmet pastry purchase was too pricey.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
• Mr Schwab has taken flak for going soft on politicians, too.
  — The Economist, 16 Jan. 2020
• But Lewis has also caught flak from those who support the football players' protests.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
• My last diary attracted a lot of flak as my fiancé, H, who works in finance, earns roughly eight to 10 times my salary.
  — refinery29.com, 29 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024