How to Use flying in a Sentence

flying

1 of 2 adjective
  • Leclerc said had Perez not crashed, his final flying lap would have been even better.
    — Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 28 May 2022
  • There was tap dancing, flag waving, live pictograms, a flying drone globe.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 July 2021
  • Trump expressed some surprise that Giuliani was able to evade the flying lunch.
    — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022
  • Attack from Mars fares better with the simple flying saucer toy).
    — Aurich Lawson, Ars Technica, 8 May 2018
  • Only worth around $15 nowadays, but this card spawned so many anti-flying cards.
    — Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Only time will tell if there will be more flying Mexican food to look forward to this time around.
    — Chanel Vargas, Cosmopolitan, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Pfarr helped the man clean and fix the aircraft and said the man, who had flying experience, seemed eager to fly it.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Someone could, indeed, spot a flying shark over San Diego someday soon.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • One of his pursuers took a flying kick at his head and missed as Rittenhouse fired two errant shots from the ground.
    — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Depending on the temperature, closet moths can take a month to two years to reach the flying stage.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • During the match, Henry was wounded in the eye by a flying fragment of splintered lance.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Joe West was bloodied when he was hit in the head by Bo Bichette's flying bat in the first inning.
    — Howard Fendrich, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
  • In addition to his speedy weave record, the horse achieved the records for the highest free jump by a blind horse and the most flying changes by a horse in one minute.
    — Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The Common Swift is still technically the fastest flying bird in the world.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Look for the distinct great square (actually a rectangle) that makes up the torso of the mighty flying horse.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Players just chatting with each other in the game would idle above cities in their flying mounts instead of standing around in crowds by the auction house.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The press took a heavy interest in the story of these mysterious flying objects.
    — Don Lincoln, CNN, 17 June 2021
  • Gray squirrels are active during the day, while flying squirrels are active at night, says Mengak.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But the mystery of the flying object ha solved, and the reality is less than otherworldly.
    — Olivia Munson, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2021
  • The show — which has a large cast, including many children, and involves tricky flying-ghost effects — takes weeks to prepare and rehearse.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The flying-horse carousel might not have been to everyone’s taste, but the popcorn—its sweetness just short of kettle corn with a jolt of buttery liquor—surely was.
    — David Shribman, WSJ, 21 July 2022
  • Bananas comes in with a flying kick to start higher on the wall, and Wes starts at the ground looking for the batteries, punching and kicking through the wall.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 June 2020
  • Previously, the Portland used the laser to bring down a flying drone in May 2020.
    — CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Like Bezos, Page has been drawn to the skies, putting money behind Kitty Hawk, a flying-car start-up.
    — Washington Post, 5 July 2021
  • Peacocks can fly, despite their large size and can reach flying speeds of up to 10 miles an hour, according to the World Atlas.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2020
  • Franklin, for his part, flashed with a pass breakup and a couple of nice plays in the running game, including a flying hit of Nyheim Hines on the outside.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
  • On the surface, Peele's film is the tale of a UFO which turns out to be a flying, carnivorous monster.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022
  • Yes, this lift-to-drag ratio depends on the shape and size of the flying object as well as orientation with respect to the motion of the air (called the angle of attack).
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 15 Feb. 2021
  • In 2018, the team launched the flying footwear on caps and jerseys as a way to honor Hispanic fans and communities.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s may belong to the largest flying bird ever, a new study found.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020

flying

2 of 2 noun
  • This isn’t to say that flying is easy on the brain and body.
    — Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The flying might just be a little one-foot blip off the ground.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Along with flying, kids will love that the dress and wings spin and light up as the toy moves.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2023
  • In America, cheap flying was left to do too much on its own.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But the fact is, crypto investors are on a flying trapeze without a net.
    — Christine Romans, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
  • One child reaching up high to mom on the left and dad on the right, towing both in a flying-wedge.
    — Robert Richardson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Then the came the whoosh of a net flying through the air and plopping into the water.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Super-low flying now is standard across the Ukraine war zone.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • The cost of flying can involve more than just buying tickets.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The strike blew apart the station’s control room, sending bricks and steel flying.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The strong demand for flying means higher fares for customers.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Around the turn of the decade, the player so reliant on low flying and overhead costs made some risky moves.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This form of flying will be safer than any form of aviation that exists today.
    — Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • How did the motorcycle ride stack up against the days spent sailing and flying?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022
  • After about five days of flying, the men hope to land somewhere in Europe.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Knight hit a huge flying elbow off the middle rope onto Rollins.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • After his racing days, Biffle used his flying skills for good.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But rules for ultralight flying tend to vary among local airports.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Running hard, helmet flying and head-first slides is the essence of Ramirez’s baseball heart.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • His anxiety around flying began to fade.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • My first memory of flying is sitting on my mom's lap in a helicopter.
    — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2022
  • At high speeds, see-and-avoid flying can carry significant risks.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Scope clauses in pilot contracts define the flying to be done by union members.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In the airlines’ defense, many aspects of flying have improved.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Video of the incident shows glass flying as bullets pierce and break the driver’s side window.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • Last week, the whining noise of unmanned flying objects could be heard in the city of Moscow once again.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Zdarsky hadn’t yet crystalized a plan to escape, but as the trikes evolved, his flying took a more serious turn.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In the process, Cruise helped Connelly conquer her long-time fear of flying.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022
  • The weather was very windy in Zhongwei, sending sand and gravel flying.
    — Ziyu Zhang, CNN, 10 June 2022
  • From Rob, Lauren says she’s learned a lot about flying that has helped ease her anxieties.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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