take flight
Example Sentences
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As concerns over the impact mount, equity traders are taking flight, with Asian economies most at risk owing to their reliance on energy imports.
From Barron's
And then, without warning, the song finished, the kingfisher took flight and, with another flash of blue whizzing across the water, it was gone.
From Literature
Asked to observe a newborn chick, she stood in the frigid winter air and watched the eaglet through a scope as it grew and eventually took flight.
From Los Angeles Times
“Sit,” Commander Fitz said, and Elliot and I obeyed immediately, both of us perching on the front edge of our chairs like we were about to take flight.
From Literature
I started to nod in agreement, but then I heard strange noises, a pattering, like rain, and also a distant squeaking, like a flock of birds taking flight.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
