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
"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."
From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025
Let’s see how those ratings hold up, if Beta shares take flight.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
“The film may struggle to take flight, but when it does, it is undeniably moving, with a message of freedom and defiance that resonates now more than ever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024
Her blue dress makes her look like a bird, caught before she could take flight.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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