fly

Example Sentences

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Lucy and her boyfriend Sam Littler, who had been visiting her father and his family, were due to fly home later on the day of her death.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Ukrainian leader, who usually makes foreign trips from the Polish airport of Rzeszów chose this week to fly to the UK via Moldova.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It included the first Black man, Victor Glover, and the first woman, Christina Koch, to fly around the Moon.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The moon was almost full, and by its light I watched them fly to the lake, some dipping down and skimming the surface to drink.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo