flapped

Example Sentences

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As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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

Its lovely wings flapped, and the gentle waves of air it created caressed Nathan’s eyelids.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young