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

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

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

The much criticised Youssef Chermiti scored an extraordinary double before Kasper Schmeichel flapped at Mikey Moore's perfunctory shot.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Elliot asked in my ear, and I flapped him away as Salzburg stopped in front of us, a look of surprise on his face.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin