fly by
Example Sentences
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The Artemis 2 mission is the first crewed one to the Moon -- the astronauts will not land, only fly by it -- since the last Apollo flight in 1972.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Another video shows the Born Free singer pumping his fist before a second gunship appears to fly by his mansion, which he has dubbed the Southern White House.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The butt-numbing hours will fly by like minutes when you immerse yourself in the TV adaptation of the first five of Mick Herron’s Slough House novels.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
A sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts in the eighth inning to score Tommy Edman gave the Dodgers a 7-6 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
Early humans certainly didn’t fly by helicopter from Alaska to Meadowcroft and Monte Verde, skipping all the landscape in between.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
