Example Sentences

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There’s the Total Wireless Weigh-In, which allows fans to take shirtless pictures of themselves flexing the way fighters do at weigh-in the day before they fight.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

This repeated flexing generates internal heat through friction, a process known as tidal heating.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

This is China flexing its diplomatic muscle, says William Figueroa, professor of History and International Relations at the University of Groningen.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The most tapped-in collectors are trading, flexing and discussing watches on WhatsApp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s impossible not to feel a rush as the noise fills your ears, throbs and swells, pulls you into motion, so you’re not flexing your own muscles as much as riding the roar.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely