flaps
Example Sentences
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But flaps have flared up in the last lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Because as each goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the following bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
As the valve tissue degenerates, the thin flaps that should meet neatly can thicken, stretch, or lose their normal shape.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
They drove the truck, which had “Got Milk” signs displayed on the mud flaps, along the 5 Freeway and 101 Freeway through Studio City, Hollywood and downtown and at times went onto surface streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
Its gills go up and down, it shines wet under the sun, and it flaps and flaps and flaps in the dirt and mud.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
