flown

Example Sentences

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The unidentified person, who was working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be flown to Germany for treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The prosecution said reconnaissance of Zeraati began in March 2023 when Stana was stopped by police in a rear communal garden at Zeraati's address in Wimbledon, having flown in from Bucharest.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in The Hague awaiting trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The woman had flown from San Francisco on 7 May and travelled through the island of Tahiti and then Mangareva in French Polynesia, the French Polynesian government said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

As for Handsome, had he been a great black-backed gull, he would have likely flown back to the comfort of his field and reflection pond by now.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el