take flight
Example Sentences
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The ducks are sitting or preening at the water, or about to take flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."
From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025
US-based aerospace startup Electra expects its nine-seater hybrid plane to take flight by 2029, running on a combination of jet fuel and electric power.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
She’s leaning a bit forward on the toes of her shiny white boots like she’s about to take flight, like— Bam!
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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