flies
Example Sentences
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“You know that saying about how time flies when you’re having fun?”
From Literature
In South Tangerang, some pedestrians gagged and swatted at swarms of flies as they walked down littered streets.
From Barron's
Although a stunt double is used for part of the scene, Curtis herself is wired to the helicopter as it flies away from the bridge.
My newest edible sidekick, Pierre the Pineapple, probably has a good two weeks of life before the flies come and Dad dumps him in the compost bin.
From Literature
A sticky strip used in the preparation room as a means of pest control "had an accumulation of dead flies".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
