flapped

Example Sentences

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Rew flapped at the ball gloved down the leg side off Archer, much to the displeasure of the bowler.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

As the crowd bounced, Cocker flapped across the stage like a washing line in a stiff breeze, his arms flailing and pointing at random.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

They dropped in sodden clumps as he flapped his wings, trying to rise.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda