- past participle of fly.
flown
1 Americanverb
adjective
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decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended.
flown ceramic ware.
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Archaic. filled to excess.
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of flown
Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow
Example Sentences
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“This was not ready for a landing on the launch pad. SpaceX has landed and flown again the Starship booster,” Bernstein’s Douglas Harned said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Similar to the suited "Moonikin" manikin flown aboard Orion during the uncrewed Artemis I mission, the low-fidelity simulator will send back real-time information about conditions inside the Blue Moon cabin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nigeria has repatriated around 1,490 nationals, while Ghana has flown home at least 926, according to government figures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ownership of the plane was transferred to the Air Force in the spring of 2025 and it was flown to an L3Harris Technologies facility in Texas in May 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gotham flew Burry and his wife to New York—and it was the first time Michael Burry had flown to New York or flown first-class—and put him up in a suite at the Intercontinental Hotel.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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