flaps
Example Sentences
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The minuscule yet distinctly humanoid figure of a fairy flaps its wings as it flies into the ancient ruins of a bygone kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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
His sculpture, in a shade of teal that’s surprisingly regal, spreads across the ground, flaps of steel straining to lift themselves just inches off the surface as a couple plates have effortfully pulled themselves upright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Airbus investigated this incident and found that space weather had corrupted data in an elevator aileron computer which sends commands to the plane's flaps.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
She flaps them and lifts off the ground.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
