flew
Americanverb
verb
noun
Example Sentences
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Flew in qualifying and despite downplaying his final lap, he could have pipped Piastri for P2.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
To steal from the history lesson Newsom gave, in 1959 this state had 37,000 mental health beds in locked facilities, the kind that inspired “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Bo Goldman, the admired Hollywood screenwriter who took home Oscars for his work on “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Melvin and Howard”
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024
The 1975 film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is among the most infamous portrayals, depicting ECT as a violent punishment to subdue an unruly patient.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023
“It’s like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest!” she says, excited.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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