flap
Example Sentences
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An airline spokesman said the move isn’t linked to the language flap, rather the 68-year-old “has reached a natural retirement age.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The viral flap it caused proved all over again how Hollywood celebrity often trumps almost every other form of entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
You can cover external keyholes and add a flap or brush to your letterbox, or hang a door curtain.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
Though the shelter stands, the wind catches the fabric and the flag, making them flap loudly.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
He stops to adjust the tag that hangs from the ribbon on the tent flap, so that it is more easily visible, though he is not certain why.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing flap
Unit 4: Powerful Openings
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