Example Sentences

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Fresh from her Oscar-nominated turn in Wicked, Grande is flexing her comedy muscles in Focker In-Law.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The is flexing its muscles above the key round number level of $20, a threshold it has largely avoided in 2025, except for the brief spike between March and May.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Like a movie DJ, Kandhari is flexing a pulpy mood of big-city dislocation, building a trippy, jarring and blackly funny experience out of a city’s stray colors, sounds and personalities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Elsewhere in the federal government, Musk is flexing the muscle of his brand-new agency with a broad mandate.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

Qatar is flexing its muscles because they paid for the right to do so.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2022