Example Sentences

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They met the moment, and any butterflies they might have had fluttered away when seasoned quarterback Matthew Stafford completed his first 10 passes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

Before coloring in the cosmos, though, astronomers had to come up with what to do right after the most powerful set of eyes ever produced had fluttered open for the first time.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

Afterward, when the last smooth stroke had fluttered the net, both coaches, those supposedly cool operators, were in tears.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

Hundreds, all told, had fluttered around me before the penny dropped.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2017

Theresa had blinked a bit; the tape over her eyes had fluttered up like false eyelashes.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen