with flying colors
Example Sentences
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The week was punctuated by tests, all of which the ship passed with flying colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Trailing at halftime for the first time all season, Palisades faced its toughest test so far and passed with flying colors to stay unbeaten Friday night in San Pedro.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
When it came to the "One Hand Clapping" sessions, McCartney wanted to test Wings’ roadworthiness, an exam that the post-Beatles outfit passed with flying colors.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
For my part, I passed with flying colors the screens for gestational diabetes and hypertension.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023
Although the fuel in the storage pools in the reactor buildings had become dangerously hot during the long ordeal, another onsite storage system had come through with flying colors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
