: 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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Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The breakfast menu is massive with traditional egg dishes in an array of combinations, omelettes, skillet meals, seven kinds of Benedicts, seven South of Border combinations, breakfast sandwiches and burritos, and savory or sweet pancakes, French toast, crepes and waffles.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
In sparring Travis pancakes you without apology.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But the appeal petered out until the fitness-obsessed rediscovered it over the last few years, using it in everything from homemade ice creams and muffins to spreads and pancakes.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The breakfast menu is massive with traditional egg dishes in an array of combinations, omelettes, skillet meals, seven kinds of Benedicts, seven South of Border combinations, breakfast sandwiches and burritos, and savory or sweet pancakes, French toast, crepes and waffles.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
In wealthy pockets, Babylonic trees planted in perfect lines draw your eye up and away from the tar-colored skins of frogs pancaked by SUVs.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
In sparring Travis pancakes you without apology.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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