take flight
Example Sentences
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The ducks are sitting or preening at the water, or about to take flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Since 2007, the site has seen 26 chicks raised and in 2024 the team also created "runways" - areas of open space - to help the birds safely take flight.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
“Sit,” Commander Fitz said, and Elliot and I obeyed immediately, both of us perching on the front edge of our chairs like we were about to take flight.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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