on the wing
Example Sentences
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Known for its bright-yellow planes with “Howdy” painted on the wing tips, Spirit was lauded for ratcheting up competition for travelers’ dollars—and reviled for levying charges on everything from water to printed boarding passes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Smith and outside centre Tommy Freeman are both at Northampton, although Freeman is more usually deployed on the wing, rather than midfield, at club level.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Instead, he pulled up on the wing and made a three.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
A more simple swap would involve the versatile Elliot Daly replacing Feyi-Waboso on the wing.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
I landed on the wing of an old-fashioned silver airplane, which pitched and almost spilled me to the floor, three stories below.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
