flapped

Example Sentences

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Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

They’re getting louder, the echoes from 2002, when Lakers flags flapped above car doors all over L.A., and for a third consecutive year, residents paraded, gleeful and triumphant, with another championship to celebrate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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

And Greg, knowing it was a joke, flapped his arms like a bird, wafting the pit funk toward her.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds