fly by
Example Sentences
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They won't land but are instead on a mission to fly by, much as Apollo 8 did in 1968.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Some of us are poring over newspapers or dreamily watching the countryside fly by.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Realmuto reached third base on the play and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Harrison Bader.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025
The great writer, James Joyce, rejected any identity built around "nationality, language, religion" and defiantly vowed to "fly by those nets".
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
Sometimes when a hawk would fly by it seemed we was just eye to eye.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
