flip
verb (used with object)
to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air.
had flipped
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past perfectof flip.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The car had flipped during the crash, leaving most of the vehicle upside down and underwater, according to a photo shared from the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Kane started seeing problems with Kalshi’s systems—pricing glitches were apparent, and the books for making and taking bets had flipped, causing some confusion among traders, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
By 2016, and after two victories for President Barack Obama, though, the parties’ expectations had flipped: 85 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of Republicans expressed faith in the integrity of the vote.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
Monday and said she and another woman were trapped in a car that had flipped over in Gary, police said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
But before he’d even finished, Miel had flipped up into the sky, grabbing one missile in his beak and spinning around to kick the other out of the air with his claws.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
