take wing
Example Sentences
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When they finally take wing, Steers’ name will be carried on the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Black birds roost on the girders, evenly spaced as beads on a string, then take wing: double-crested cormorants.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
The continuation of society itself currently depends on good people to govern themselves, but in South Park, where the average American’s worst impulses take wing and soar, that’s a lot to ask.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2020
The tech titans of Silicon Valley are the latest to take wing, with venture-backed helicopter start-ups like Blade and Uber Copter.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
She has bright, dark, eyes and satiny brown skin and stands tilted up on her toes with her arms slightly extended to her sides, as if ready to take wing at the slightest sound.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
