flipping

Example Sentences

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People forget what shopping looked like before Amazon: flipping through glossy catalogs, mailing or phoning in orders and waiting weeks for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The mechanics of normalization in the oil market are complex, since resuming global oil flows is less like flipping a switch than rebuilding an ecosystem completely disrupted by the war.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Uleer wrote that “the ‘sell in May’ strategy offers no greater certainty of success than flipping a coin.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Across the way, skateboarders do their thing on the Neighbors Skate Shop ramp, flipping and flexing, making sculptures out of their bodies in midair, while others double-dutch or Hula-Hoop in exacting harmony.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“Let us see what Mr. Hixby has to tell us about this architectural landmark,” she said to the children, flipping through the guidebook.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood