Example Sentences

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College football had flexed its amorality yet again.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2015

During the war, the federal government had flexed muscles of taxation, conscription and land annexation.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2011

Most important for himself, Saddam had flexed his supposedly atrophied military muscles, defied the West and reminded friend and foe alike that he was still a power to be reckoned with.

From Time Magazine Archive

Recently NRA surveyed 23 industries and came to the conclusion that those which had maintained their prices had bad employment records compared to those which had flexed prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Das, for her part, had flexed one side of her mouth, smiling dutifully at Mr. Kapasi, without displaying any interest in him.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri