Etymology
Origin of flocking
Example Sentences
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Flocking to her secluded village by the coachload, some of them in wheelchairs, they reach out to touch her as she passes, or hold up their rosaries.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2018
Flocking together through clever algorithms, they could cut congestion dramatically.
From Economist • Sep. 20, 2012
Angry Birds, Flocking to Cellphones Everywhere It sounds like a tough sell: a game that involves catapulting birds at elaborate fortresses constructed by evil pigs.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2010
Internet Users Over Age 50 Flocking to Social Media Social networking use among Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled over the last year, as they look to reconnect with old friends and family.
From Inc • Aug. 30, 2010
Flocking birds, especially the seabirds nesting on the slopes of offshore islands in Newfoundland, are similarly attached, connected, synchronized.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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