Example Sentences

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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

When this year's festival was announced, organisers said it would be "bigger, bolder, and louder than ever" and tickets were "flying".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“We were building the plane while we were flying it,” Weiner said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

She was the only operator in the room and her hands were flying, connecting one call after another with no pause in between.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse