flapper

Example Sentences

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Sam Gallagher and Yash Thakkar, both English majors, dub her Jordan—after the flapper and semipro golfer in “The Great Gatsby”—when they learn that she gave up a golf scholarship her freshman year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Nicks strolled in later, fresh from her stint at Clementine’s and still donning her flapper costume.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Underneath, dresses of scalloped sequins and draped fringe recall flapper looks with contemporary discipline.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

The team made two robots: a large flapper robot modeled after a moth to better understand how the wings worked, which they deployed in water.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023

“So you wasn’t gonna say a word. You was gonna leave your big flapper shut and leave me do the talkin’.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck