flown

Example Sentences

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His son was among 110 hostages flown home in January, on a plane organised by the Iraqi government.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The EU said it had flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid Sunday -- including medicine, tents and protective gear to fight the haemorrhagic fever -- to hard-to-reach Ituri province, the epicentre of the epidemic.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Oman, Kazakhstan and South Africa—before eventually being flown to Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Still, The New York Times might have flown a bit too close to the sun with one particular opinion piece published last weekend.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The pilots were flown to a remote base in the Nevada desert.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin