Example Sentences

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They were flogging a screenplay for “An American Tragedy” and a gold rush drama, “Sutter’s Gold.”

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023

I felt like we were flogging something for somebody, but I didn't know what it was or who they were.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2012

This they both well knew; why, then, did they obey those merciless drivers who were flogging them onward in their irresolution? why did they hearken to those furious passions that were spurring them forward?

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.

A number of fishermen were flogging the water, and we sat down under the trees on the eastern bank to watch them for a while before going out on the bridge.

From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Look you, I know the lad of old and you'll get no more that way than if you were flogging the sign-post there.

From Under the Storm by Yonge, Charlotte Mary