Example Sentences

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This high-margin, nonflying income doesn’t burn fuel, go on strike, or suffer weather disruptions.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The frog is the second nonflying critter spotted on the crossing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

“I said, ‘OK, you are the nonflying Valkyrie,’” Zambello said.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Bats are thought to have first evolved from nonflying mammals around this time.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2023

When Bar-Yohay showed off the nonflying prototype in Paris in 2019 he predicted a first flight later that year.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021