flown

Example Sentences

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He was joined by fellow enthusiasts and investors, some of whom had flown in past midnight to catch the early-morning April 19 launch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

His son was among 110 hostages flown home in January, on a plane organised by the Iraqi government.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Two dozen Americans have flown to the moon, 116 have sat on the Supreme Court, 25 have run a mile in under 3:51 and 76 have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Still, The New York Times might have flown a bit too close to the sun with one particular opinion piece published last weekend.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

He was told that in addition to enemy fighters, about two thousand people lived and fished in the area they’d flown over.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin