- present tense form of flip-flop (3rd person singular).
flip-flops
Example Sentences
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At the office, Pommier preferred jeans and flip-flops, but when she was taking in the neighborhood nightlife, she was in Gucci and diamonds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
For example, he says you don’t want to be sporting flip-flops or sandals in the event of an emergency.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
However, the defendant replied: "I was playing music and dancing like normal."The court heard footage showed Mr Majek go to his room at 00:33 and leave at 00:37, having swapped flip-flops for white trainers.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
She described clothes worn by the suspect at the time as "a two-tone grey jacket, dark on the body and light on the arms, black cargo trousers and flip-flops".
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
I put on my flip-flops and headed to the kitchen, where Mom whipped eggs in a bowl while a pan of what looked like chorizo sizzled on the stove.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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