- present participle of fly.
flying
Example Sentences
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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt later told Fox News that US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner "will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week".
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The rush-hour incident in a tightly controlled airspace came weeks after Beijing prohibited the flying of drones in the Chinese capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
I watched the match in a sports bar in Philadelphia and the goals were flying in.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
And then another, before flying to another tree, according to Jenny Voisard, FOBBV’s media manager.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
The plane was flying low, just beneath the bank of clouds.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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