flipping

Example Sentences

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And flipping a coin on heads, or tails, 24 times in a row has odds of one in 16.7 million.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The mechanics of normalization in the oil market are complex, since resuming global oil flows is less like flipping a switch than rebuilding an ecosystem completely disrupted by the war.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In the 1970s and 1980s, teen employment routinely topped 50%, as bagging groceries, flipping burgers and lifeguarding were considered a rite of passage for young Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It requires extreme faith in the opposite catcher, as much as it does for the individual flipping multiple times over — they even recorded the groundbreaking stunt for posterity’s sake, along with other home videos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I was fascinated by the fast delicate way the lady’s fingers started flipping the cards.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls