flapped

Example Sentences

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Bournemouth's David Brooks was holding the arm of Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma, who then flapped at the ball before Tyler Adams scored.

From BBC • May 11, 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

Blackbirds cawed from trees and flapped over block after block of destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

They flapped and buck-bucked all around the baroness, until she threw up her hands in a panic.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood