FLEW in a Sentence

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247 example sentences for FLEW, such as:

1. Mary flew across the grass to him.
2. He flew to Europe via the North Pole.
3. He flew his private plane to Florida.
4. She listened to him until he flew away.
5. The ball screwed and flew into the goal.

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 Meanings and Examples of FLEW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
flew
 v.  past tense of FLY
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She listened to him until he flew away.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
2  But just that moment the robin, who had ended his song, gave a little shake of his wings, spread them and flew away.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
3  It was something like a ring of rusty iron or brass and when the robin flew up into a tree nearby she put out her hand and picked the ring up.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
4  The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  The robin flew down from his tree-top and hopped about or flew after her from one bush to another.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  He flew on to the nearest currant bush and tilted his head and sang a little song right at him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  He flew right up to the handle of Ben Weatherstaff's spade and alighted on the top of it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
8  When Mrs. Medlock left her at the end of her own corridor Mary flew back to her room.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  She knew a small side door which she could unbolt herself and she flew downstairs in her stocking feet and put on her shoes in the hall.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  Mary flew across the grass to him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
11  Swiftly something flew across the wall and darted through the trees to a close grown corner, a little flare of red-breasted bird with something hanging from its beak.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
12  The little fox and the rook were as happy and busy as they were, and the robin and his mate flew backward and forward like tiny streaks of lightning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
13  Once when Dickon was so busy that he did not answer him at first, Soot flew on to his shoulders and gently tweaked his ear with his large beak.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  She flew along the corridor and the nearer she got to the screams the higher her temper mounted.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  "This is where the robin flew over the wall," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
Example Sentence: (37 in 3 pages)
16  The ball screwed and flew into the goal.
17  The birds flew off at the firing of the gun.
18  The plane flew into a mountain and disintegrated on impact.
19  As soon as he finished reading the collect letter, he flew into a rage and tore it into pieces.
20  The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.
21  There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
22  The inexperienced pilot flew the plane badly; it was off the beam most of the time.
23  Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.
24  Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the carcass of the deer.
25  They boarded the plane and flew to Chicago.
26  He flew his private plane to Florida.
27  She flew to New York to try to raise some financial backing for the project.
28  The Red Cross flew to the area of the earthquake,ready to dole out supplies of food,water and medicine.
29  The airliner flew at an altitude of 20000ft.
30  He flew to Europe via the North Pole.