Example Sentences

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A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

While foreclosure filings of distressed properties—the kind flippers look for—were up 17% in the third quarter of 2025 versus the same time last year, these investors continue to face major challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

They raise part of their bodies above the water, open their mouths and move their front flippers in an excited pattern.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

That’s partly because homeowners in distress are now selling to third-party buyers such as home flippers and independent real-estate investors, rather than to banks.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

As Mrs. Popper finished the Waltz, both Nelson and Columbus stopped fighting, put down their flippers and stood still, facing each other.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater