flying
Example Sentences
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“What—babies were flying the plane? You expect me to believe that? ‘
From Literature
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Fred was a streak of gray flying over gray rocks, and Nim’s legs followed him as she ran for her life down the side of the hot gravel cone.
From Literature
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It had set sail from Murmansk in northern Russia and was flying under a Comoros flag, officials said.
From BBC
Though she brought flying rainbow unicorns and a platoon of plotting penguins to life on screen, there’s more to Castuera’s resume than hyper-imaginative animation.
From Los Angeles Times
Having dropped Maxwell in the previous over, Nissanka more than made up for it with a brilliant flying catch at backward point to send back the Australia all-rounder, who had looked dangerous.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.