Example Sentences

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“Finally, somebody flipped a table, threw wine on somebody else, and all the voters started paying attention,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

St. John’s School, a private Christian high school in Tallinn, is trying flipped lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Earnings from Snowflake appear to have flipped the script for the stock market—at least for a day.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

As angular momentum moved from one vibration to another, the direction of rotation flipped.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

In an instant, the sky far to the west switched from black to yellowish white, as if someone had flipped on a light in a dark room.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin