flying
Example Sentences
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One traveler said she had to “self-evacuate” from Kuwait, reportedly driving for eight hours to reach King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before flying to Cairo.
From Salon
“At the end of the day it’s driven by how much spectrum you have…and the size of your satellite, and we’re flying the largest ever communications array put into low Earth orbit.”
From Barron's
The words came flying out of my mouth without stopping to ask permission from my brain.
From Literature
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I turned to see what she was seeing, and it was Maeve, flying across the field.
From Literature
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Major regional carriers including Qatar Airways, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad, and Emirates, the world’s biggest airline by international traffic, suspended all regular flying.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.