Example Sentences

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She has all the necessary paperwork to sell her cakes and gets a buzz from her customers who buy from her once a week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

They’re often dismissed as shortcuts, relics of semi-homemade cooking, the sort of thing Sandra Lee might have discussed between bundt cakes and tablescapes.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“You have to build guardrails in so that it’s not deciding to make 20,000 cakes on Monday.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The baker was hardly inclined to be helpful after that rude, wild-eyed fellow made such a mess in her bakery— and while she was in the middle of icing her Black Forest cakes, yet!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood