Example Sentences

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Fluttering from the roof of the grand Town Hall at the far end of the road is the union flag.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022

Fluttering above the water on the breeze was a butterfly.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2022

It’s called Fluttering Hearts because it seems to flicker.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2018

Fluttering layers and contrasting pockets endowed the cornflower blue and flesh colored looks an interesting textural play.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2012

Fluttering through the passages it follows the maids from room to room in the morning and shows the most lively interest in their work while beds are being made or tables dusted.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir