fly
noun
any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
were flying
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past progressiveof fly.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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After twin earthquakes ripped through the country on June 24, seven Americans with the U.S. company Strategic Response Partners were flying in from Miami to rescue survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He said players were initially told they were flying to Utah for a game, but the destination was changed to Cincinnati in Ohio where they took on a completely different team.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Shares of Snowflake were flying toward their highest level ever in after-hours trading Wednesday, after the cloud software company beat fiscal first-quarter earnings expectations by a wide margin, and raised its full-year outlook.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
United, Delta and other airline stocks were flying early Wednesday as the sector finally put the Iran war in its wake.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Rumors were flying from student to student like highly contagious germs: who was going to try for Hogwarts champion, what the tournament would involve, how the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang differed from themselves.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
