flapping

Example Sentences

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Little stone circles had been laid as impromptu memorials to the men at the site where they died, a little Palestinian flag flapping above one.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

They can be seen running up and down flapping their wings on the ledge – 34 storeys high – while their mother has been flying past with pigeons in her talons.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Much of Mr. Roberts’s movement for that quartet of dancers, despite some upper-body torsioning and unison pacings, presents repeated articulations for their arms, suggesting the flapping of wings, which grows monotonous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Elegant terns cried and circled in the distance, and pelicans flew from the ocean to the lagoon, so close overhead sometimes I could hear the flapping of their heavy wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

“I assume you’ll get back to your marketing tomorrow, Nell,” she began dramatically, her jowly hound-dog cheeks flapping as she ladled out bowl after bowl of fragrant stew.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan