Example Sentences

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Schilling had been flying between Australia and the UK to film for the past two years while also going through chemotherapy, Brunson explained.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Ship tracking websites marinetraffic and vesselfinder said the vessel had been flying a Comoros flag.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The American regional jet had been flying from Wichita, Kan., when it collided with the Army helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The bird, Pey-noh-pey-o-wok, had been flying freely for only three months when he died in the backcountry of Redwood National Park after ingesting a lead air-gun pellet, the tribe announced Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

For an hour now, the plane had been flying at just three hundred feet, following the Welsh valleys, dipping and swerving to avoid the mountain peaks.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz