Example Sentences

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Premier League clubs have flexed their muscle on and off the field in Europe, with five English sides finishing in the top eight of the Champions League group phase.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

When his life depended on the spikes bearing his full weight, the boot appears to have flexed, and one of the crampons twisted out of position, Vetere said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Alaska Natives make up 15 percent of the state’s population — 22 percent including mixed-race natives — and have flexed their political muscle in the past.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

Throughout the surges, we have flexed up and flexed down, as far as how many units we have open, how many beds are available.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2022

And the Bruins have flexed their superiority there throughout the first two games of the first-round series, winning 80 of 130 puck drops.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2021