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
"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."
From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025
Let’s see how those ratings hold up, if Beta shares take flight.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
In one corner the lanky, headless skeleton of a Quetzalcoatl appears ready to take flight.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
It was a magical time, full of dreaminess and charm, a time to watch the mariposas emerge out of their cocoons, gather their courage, and take flight while we floated faceup in the water.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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