flapped
Example Sentences
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A string of miniature national flags flapped in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
"Fear is natural," Brahim had told me, looking up at the ridge where tarpaulin flapped at the settlers' lookout post in front of a few caravans and makeshift homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
Her shout rang across the water; birds settling for the night flapped into the sky, and the king roared an answer from Sea Lion Point.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
