Example Sentences
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Stagflation set in, and the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations all flailed helplessly at the beast.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
They attacked the game, while Rangers flailed wildly.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
There were costume changes and choreographed dance numbers, even an intro where a moving tentacle flailed halfway out of her mouth.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
The peacock butterfly caterpillars flailed their bodies—and even bit at the electrodes—about 1.4 times longer, whereas the cinnabar and vapourer caterpillars spent 175 times and 3.3 times longer coiled into tight balls.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
While Antaeus cursed and flailed, I scrambled around the chains, swinging and cutting like I was some kind of crazed monkey.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
