Example Sentences

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“This coach came up, ‘I would have been flipping tables,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

"People have been flipping me off and yelling rude things more than usual, but I haven't felt unsafe," she said.

From Fox News • Mar. 8, 2022

Under the hashtag, Nigerians and other Africans have been flipping the script and imagining how events in America would be reported if they were happening in Africa, with fake "breaking news" headlines and sarcastic support.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2016

The alternative, he said, would have been flipping records over a turntable.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2013