flying
Example Sentences
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The RAF is expected to continue flying missions over neighbouring Syria, to prevent the remnants of IS from gaining a foothold.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In a wide-ranging interview, Blanc urged the government to avoid policy "kite flying" ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget on 28 October.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
After several years of development and testing in Texas, SpaceX began flying the rocket in its full configuration in 2023, deliberately following suborbital trajectories, which are safer and less challenging.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Flying on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day tends to be cheaper than flying on the days surrounding the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Each bump lifted them a few inches above it so that it gave Duane a true sensation of flying, or maybe just falling—falling very quickly from a very tall height.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
