Example Sentences

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China’s young people are facing record high unemployment as the country’s recovery from the pandemic is fluttering.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

He points to the sky as he stands in Kingdom Life Academy’s budding garden, excitedly talking about the beauty of the monarch butterfly that is fluttering through the rows of new vegetables.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

But Wakefield’s knuckleball is fluttering again in the big-screen documentary “Knuckleball.”

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2012

The speed of 66-67 miles per hour is difficult to time when the ball is fluttering that much.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2011

My eye is fluttering, and I can feel the soft pull to the left.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina