fly by
Example Sentences
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The newest jet—one donated by the Qatari government—went through a rapid retrofit to meet Trump’s request for it to fly by July 4, America’s 250th birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The book’s 400 pages of honest, funny and absurd storytelling seem to fly by.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
The A320 family are what is known as "fly by wire" planes.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
We were supposed to go to the Creativity Lab to build robots, design cars, and make flocks of birds fly by touching the wall.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
