How to Use fly at in a Sentence

fly at

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  • To honor Pahira, Shapiro ordered the flags to fly at half-staff.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Of Contreras’ 13 home runs, five of them flew at least 470 feet.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Traditionally, flags are flown at half-staff on the day of a senator’s death and the day following.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Scented liners and deodorizing products can also keep flies at bay.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
  • In the initial report, the Delta pilot added that the plane was flying at 200 feet in its descent.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Advances in engineering and flying at high altitudes can mitigate noise and avoid the rattling blast of a sonic boom.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Once selected, state flags will be ordered to fly at half-staff on Nicholas's memorial date to honor his bravery and sacrifice.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • This flag, flown at a refugee camp in Craney Island, Virginia, helps display the significance of freedom.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko has declared a day of mourning, with flags on municipal buildings set to be flown at half-mast.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 2 July 2026
  • The jets flew at roughly 1,400 feet at about 400 mph, producing a roar heard from downtown to Rosemont.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Four other law enforcement officers and a police K-9 also suffered gunshot wounds as a barrage of bullets flew at the scene.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Modern missiles may also deploy decoys, maneuver during flight, or fly at lower altitudes to complicate tracking.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • The lawyer said the plane was flying at about 15,000 feet and traveling at more than 600 kilometers per hour when the incident occurred.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • For example, a drone flying at 250 kilometers per hour needs only a short trail of changes, while a doorbell camera looking for strange people lingering around needs a longer sequence.
    — Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026
  • After a decade of partial isolation from international sports, Russian athletes and sports fans may finally see their flag flying at an Olympic Games in the near future.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
  • On Monday, July 13, the Gandesa City Council decreed two days of official mourning, during which the flags of the municipal buildings will fly at half-mast.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • The campaign involved a Gulfstream G800 flying at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet while operating on neat SAF.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The jets flew at roughly 1,400 feet above ground level, producing a roar that was heard across downtown, Land Park and Rosemont, according to readers who contacted The Sacramento Bee.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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