flying

Example Sentences

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One of the vehicles is mounted with advanced radar designed to make it easier to hit flying targets such as drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure added that greater efforts were needed "to make sure that European capital stops flying everywhere else, and stays in Europe to finance European solutions for the global problems we face".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The last verse of the song says it all: “You know that flag flying over the courthouse means certain things are set in stone / Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Bayern trailed 2-1 in the shootout when a flying Kahn threw his bear-like paws in front of Zlatko Zahovic's effort, then palmed Amedeo Carboni's strike on to the crossbar.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Mama, Papa, and Daisy were just sitting down at the supper table when I came flying into the house.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls