Example Sentences

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However, the blue-chip average quickly turned negative and has been flipping between gains and losses ever since.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Clinton Avery Tharp lives in Oklahoma City and has been flipping furniture for more than a decade to supplement his career as a musician.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022

But in the months since the coronavirus struck and wrestling arenas were closed, the 48-year-old icon has been flipping burgers at a food truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2020

Earlier, Reid said her “stomach has been flipping upside down”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2020

Kieboom is Fedde’s spring-training roommate and has been flipping burgers and searing steaks on the grill since they arrived in camp.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2019