flown
1a past participle of fly2.
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Other definitions for flown (2 of 2)
decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended: flown ceramic ware.
Archaic. filled to excess.
Origin of flown
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How to use flown in a sentence
Had they been properly trained, they could and should have flown themselves safely out of the emergency.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWingsuit pilot Joby Ogwyn has climbed — and flown off — the highest peaks on the planet.
An airplane had flown so close that he could see its machine guns and rockets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is empty, the door swung open—perhaps the bird has already flown, or perhaps the cage awaits its next inhabitant.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe asked if would fit anywhere on any of the aircraft that were flown in that part of the world.
But last night I told Mr. Hofer that my slender stock of patience had gone—flown—evaporated.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAs for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBefore the chief could reply, a beautiful dove-colored bird had flown close to his ear and had spoken to him in soft, low tones.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersThe crows, with a shriek of defiance at nothing in particular, having flown away, Miss Livingstone transferred her attention.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan
British Dictionary definitions for flown (1 of 2)
/ (fləʊn) /
the past participle of fly 1
British Dictionary definitions for flown (2 of 2)
/ (fləʊn) /
relating to coloured (usually blue) decoration on porcelain that, during firing, has melted into the surrounding glaze giving a halo-like effect
Origin of flown
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