- 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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Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35 stealth fighter, which is flown by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, is the only maker of fifth-generation jet fighters for the U.S. military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fury, 38, has travelled back from the United States, where he had been at Walt Disney World Resort with his family, while Joshua, 36, has flown in from his training camp in Dubai.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“It’s actually flown by,” manager Dave Roberts said before the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was even flown across the country for an 80th birthday.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Trailing the procession as it set out were four ambulances and ten volunteer doctors and nurses who had flown in from New York the night before.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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