flail

Example Sentences

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But I couldn’t predict how bizarre her flailing would be, especially after she publicly hugged Vance in a way that stoked widespread rumors that the two are more than friends.

From Salon

Lawrence’s Grace needs help and the more she flails, the worse she makes things.

From Los Angeles Times

Shout it as loud as a Will Smith home run, ball soaring, arms flailing, blue immortality awaiting.

From Los Angeles Times

By the end of the month, Adams faced reality and dropped his flailing bid for re-election.

From Salon

Many of the tales of their early endeavors — including a 1936 test that ended with an oxygen line catching fire, creating, essentially, a flailing flame thrower — are now told in hyperbole, MacDonald noted.

From Los Angeles Times