flap
Example Sentences
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The flap concerns the analysis we told you about last week by four economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
He flipped the envelope over and ripped open the flap.
From Literature
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Her shout rang across the water; birds settling for the night flapped into the sky, and the king roared an answer from Sea Lion Point.
From Literature
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"Therefore, getting a cat flap is proving a little bit difficult."
From Barron's
Shrieks and the flapping of a thousand leathery wings as bats in their hundreds, disturbed from their daytime rest, fell from the roof of the cave and wheeled around them, beating at their faces.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.