Sentence examples for a slice of the cake from inspiring English sources

"They just want a slice of the cake".

A slice of the cake would represent a plastic species, one growing in a fluctuating environment.

"There can be a multitude of cronies squabbling to get a slice of the cake".

The founders, led by Diamond, are putting up $20m for a slice of the cake but, naturally, they hope their portion will yield extra cherries.

They didn't want a slice of the cake, they wanted the whole cake and to have a say in how it was divided".

"Just think of them as a slice of the cake you dropped on the floor, old boy," you can imagine some Sir Humphrey figure whispering to his minister.

Some say Boko Haram's real aim is not an Islamist state but a slice of the amnesty cake.

"They are there in the hundreds, large and small, of every sort, shape and size, hastening to carve themselves a slice of the common cake".

Barbara Rusch, a collector of Queen Victoria memorabilia in Toronto, has been trying to acquire a slice of the 1840 cake for two decades.

Their daughter, Lea, runs into the kitchen for a slice of the chocolate cake that's been prepared for the guests.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are inviting 2,640 members of the public to the grounds of Windsor Castle on their wedding day - but the invitation stops short of a slice of the royal cake.