fly at

Idioms  

1. Attack fiercely, assault. For example, The dogs flew at each other's throats. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

The aircraft is expected to fly at more than 630 mph at an altitude of about 43,000 feet, marking a major milestone in the program.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Israeli military aircraft including drones generally fly at higher altitudes than commercial planes, he said, while such aircraft also show up on commercial planes' radars.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

First launched a decade ago, it can fly at 1,220 miles an hour over a distance of nearly 1,400 miles without refueling and carry 4,000 pounds of guided bombs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The set-up of the two airports puts their planes in the same airspace, with overlapping flight patterns as they land and take off, though they are supposed to fly at different altitudes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

When he hurled the bird up at the treetops it didn’t fly at first but only sailed across the clearing like a red-tailed badminton shuttlecock.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver