flex

Example Sentences

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But for others, it has turned into an opportunity to flex their money-saving muscles — even to the point of stuffing socks and underwear in those holiday baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

But here’s the quiet flex: toast them first.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

There is flex capacity for coal available in South Asia, which has opened new plants for the commodity recently, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

It's like a wing with a flexible, corrugated structure within it – something like an accordion – that allows said wing to fold down quickly, or flex with ease.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

He tiptoed back to the bed, slipped matches into his pocket, detached the plug of the electric lamp by his bed and picked it up, winding the flex round it.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie