flapping

Example Sentences

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That afternoon in 2025, with his shellacked coif flapping against his bronzed forehead in the wind, the president held up hastily-assembled poster boards bearing the names of the world’s countries and territories.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Little stone circles had been laid as impromptu memorials to the men at the site where they died, a little Palestinian flag flapping above one.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

While tracking tiny fluctuations around one building—even a butterfly flapping its wings—might seem insignificant, it feeds into a much bigger framework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They can be seen running up and down flapping their wings on the ledge – 34 storeys high – while their mother has been flying past with pigeons in her talons.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

My butterflies have been flapping about all day in anticipation of seeing him, like they’ve been rehearsing for a performance of The Nutcracker.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam