fluttered

Example Sentences

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Four U.A.E. flags fluttered from the roof in the afternoon breeze, while a small fleet of roughly two dozen school buses stood idle beside the compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Blue-and-white Israeli flags fluttered in the wind, as mourners held the young lieutenant's portrait alongside a homemade banner reading: "We will remember forever."

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The album covers fluttered like the display on a slot machine.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

They met the moment, and any butterflies they might have had fluttered away when seasoned quarterback Matthew Stafford completed his first 10 passes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

Pixies fluttered in front of my face and chirped in my ears, and I swatted at them.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff