Example Sentences

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Before they were flexing in a secret way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

When the patches detected that the subjects were flexing their muscles during lifting, the devices called for help.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

President Andrea Agnelli was still at the helm, Juventus were flexing their muscles after missing out on consecutive Serie A titles to the Milan clubs, and fans longed for trophies.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

Washington calculated that hard-liners were flexing their muscles just as Iran was starting to dismantle its nuclear program.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 19, 2016

I willed the sails to rise as easily as if I were flexing my arm.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan