flew

American  

[floo] / flu /

verb

1. a simple past tense of fly.

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flew ¹ British  

/ fluː /

verb

1. the past tense of fly 1

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flew ² British  

/ fluː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of flue 3

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Example Sentences

Gomez then flew back to Florida, where she was eventually arrested and returned to California.

From Los Angeles Times

The family flew back to Charlotte and DeCarlo went back to work at Home Depot, living with the surreal feeling of what he had been through.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's a very bad day for me...he was always taking courses and flying. He never stopped...he flew his first plane when he was 16-years-old," she said.

From BBC

Russia, the next-largest supplier, already faced export restrictions before the first missile flew.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was a close call at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, when an Alaska Air plane flew over a FedEx freighter when both were attempting to land on crossing runways at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal