Synonym: coast, flee, glide, insect, run away, sail, wing. Antonym: crash, fall. Similar words: briefly, butterfly, flying colours. Meaning: [flaɪ] n. 1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent 3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth 4. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air 5. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect. v. 1. travel through the air; be airborne 2. move quickly or suddenly 3. fly a plane 4. transport by aeroplane 5. cause to fly or float 6. be dispersed or disseminated 7. change quickly from one emotional state to another 8. pass away rapidly 9. travel in an airplane 10. display in the air or cause to float 11. run away quickly 12. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft 13. hit a fly 14. decrease rapidly and disappear. adj. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
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151. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.
152. I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly.
153. The promotion of Russell instead of Sarah really made the sparks fly.
154. Her lifelong ambition had been to learn how to fly.
155. The cat lay in wait for the bird to fly down.
156. It will take days by car, so let's fly instead.
157. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!
158. Commuter airlines fly to out-of-the-way places. And business travelers are the ones who go to those locations.
159. I always ask for an aisle seat when I fly.
160. He was trying to swat a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
161. Michael was the first pilot to fly the plane round the world.
162. The original plan was to fly out to New York.
163. Because of lacking experience, he often rose to the fly.
164. Lastly, we're going to visit Athens, and fly home from there.
165. Rachel seems to be the one fly in the ointment of Caroline's smooth life.
166. To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.
167. She could not help thinking that he was breaking a fly on the wheel.
168. The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport.
169. News is that the plan for the new hotel isn't going to fly .
170. I want to fly, I want to be an unfettered bird.
171. When they get together in a meeting the sparks really fly.
172. He looks as though he would not hurt a fly.
172. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
173. They ducked down behind a wall as stones began to fly.
174. I wished I could just sprout wings and fly away.
175. Furious at his deceit, she let fly at him with a stream of abuse.
176. The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.
177. When winter comes, some birds will fly away to the south.
178. We had so little time to catch the train that we had to eat our lunch on the fly.
179. Both daughters were of an age where they wanted to fly the nest.
180. They are not afraid to tackle the issues or let the sparks fly when necessary.