Flake in a sentence as a noun

Not the first time I've seen paypal flake on their bounty.

Saying Not compete with you, because you're a precious snow flake?

That may or may not be how any one of us would operate but in business as you say you can't be "a precious snow flake".

Someone who takes an undemanding job because it affords him the time to pursue other interests and activities is considered a flake.

She's prone to resentment, especially of the careless and irresponsible type of extrovert who gets away with being a flake because they're charming.

Flake in a sentence as a verb

I've seen ZFS catch and fix that error orders of magnitude more often than I've seen ZFS flake out. If we're talking risk analysis, I feel you're worried about a mouse in the corner, while a starved tiger is hungrily licking its chops while staring at you.

"I mean, throwing hypothetical come backs was bad enough but mixing uncalled for low blows to GPL really tops it off for me. This clueless person believes GPL is "shitty" by definition... what a lovely special snow flake intelect we got here, moving on.

Yes, you can recover from lost acknowledgements by asking for the transaction ID from postgres before committing--or by making up your own flake ID and writing it to a table.

If you're above it, you have independent credibility and you can change projects and as long as you're not a total flake about it, you get enough opportunities that you can find a place where you shine.

My lawyer once pointed out to me that "contracts are only as good as the people who signed them" and what I've learned over the years is to go out of my way to avoid doing business with anyone who seems to be a flake.

Flake definitions

noun

a crystal of snow

See also: snowflake

noun

a person with an unusual or odd personality

See also: eccentric oddball geek

noun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

See also: chip fleck scrap

verb

form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"

verb

cover with flakes or as if with flakes

verb

come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"

See also: peel