flies
Example Sentences
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“It’s nearly silent when it flies over an urban environment because it’s below the background noise.”
From Los Angeles Times
Paradise is only about 13 miles southeast of Cohasset, as the crow flies.
From Los Angeles Times
Inspectors found mouldy fruit in the fridge, poor cleaning practices and fruit flies around the kitchen.
From BBC
"I am an American, a Black one at that, and told for years that people are starving in Africa, showed pictures of babies with flies on them."
From BBC
Mr Harmer said Steven "comes in the shop when the doors open, puts his head around the corner of the door, nicks a packet of crisps and flies off with it".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
