fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
fleetly
-
a word derived from
fleet.
Example Sentences
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The staging, arranged around striking tableaux, is at once cinematic and fleetly theatrical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
He held up a hand, smiling fleetly at Pence.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
In the bathtub, Bella hummed to herself: “I’m glad to go, I cannot tell a lie. I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly.”
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
On Misha Kachman’s nightclub set, with metallic curtains and a long runway bisecting the theater, Gardiner maneuvers his actors and dancers fleetly, on the show’s grand and tragic march from the two-step to the goose-step.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2015
Frankie’s hands move fleetly, but I’ve got a good eye.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
