flaps
Example Sentences
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Below us sheep graze in the fields and clothes flaps on a washing line in a back garden.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
He has difficulty sitting still or paying attention and flaps his hands when excited or upset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
These thrust differentials are coordinated with dual flaps on the trailing edges of the stubby wings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
"Or the Butterfly Effect. The analogy is that if a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, it could have an impact on the atmosphere across northern Europe, six days later."
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
The captain, however, has been watching, and when the parrot flaps off very self-satisfied, he confiscates my pencil and pad.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
