like an arrow
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Instead, most bats flew like an arrow directly across the road at a height at which they would collide with vehicles.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Shaped like an arrow, it looks very similar to American X-47B, another stealth combat drone created a decade ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
“Time doesn’t creep like a worm or fly like an arrow anymore,” Cee observes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
“Once the fire hit the base of the hill below the homes it was like an arrow that just shot to the top,” said Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
A jet of light, a jet of pure energy released like an arrow from a great bow, shot upward from the spot where Lord Asriel had joined the wire to Roger’s daemon.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
