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Flew in a sentence

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Flew | Flewitt | Flewelling | Flewnt

Flew meaning

simple past of fly

Using Flew

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of fly
  • In the example corpus, flew often appears in combinations such as: flew to, flew over, flew out.

Context around Flew

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

allegedly 2× thomas 1× car 1× ambulance 1× airlines 1× men 1× girls 1× subsequently 1× rangers 1× kalam 1×

Often after:

past 2× crew 1×

Sentence patterns with Flew

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

156 individuals flew with space 1× afghanistan they flew 80 hours 1× and friends flew to lucknow 1× and then flew a gemini 1× another ambulance flew past 1× another friend flew from on 1× attendant subsequently flew from incheon 1× circled and flew over our 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a draughts duo 1× a drilling machine 1× a total of 1× aaron hatton 20 1× he allegedly flew 1× i saw one 1×

Common sentence endings:

43 lakh passengers 1× a gemini mission 1× a staging area 1× ambulance flew past 1× back last week 1× base near pune 1×

Words around Flew

Just before it in the word index:

flevoland 5 fleuve 4 fleury 105 fleurs 18 fleurieu 2 fleurette 4

Just after it in the word index:

flewelling 5 flewitt 7 flewnt 2 flex 429 flexacoin 5 flexbone 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

oxford 1.960 innocent 1.959 availability 1.958 appeals 1.957 cats 1.957 globally 1.957

Corpus analysis for Flew

  • In this selection, "flew" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allegedly, thomas, car, past and crew stand out and add context to how "flew" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 156 individuals flew with space and afghanistan they flew 80 hours. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flew" sits close to words such as oxford, innocent and availability, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flew

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Men flew by day; girls flew by night. (8 words)

Schirra flew the third orbital Mercury mission, and then flew a Gemini mission. (13 words)

I saw one police car flew past, then another, then another ambulance flew past. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The Pakistan military’s helicopter flew just about 300 meters away from the LoC in Khari Karmara sector of Poonch district between 9.45 am to 10 am,” sources told the Excelsior but added that it flew back to their territory thereafter. (42 words)

Of the new Shanghai cases imported from Italy, three were Chinese people who worked in Italy and flew to Shanghai via Moscow, according to the city's municipal health commission, while the fourth was an Italian who flew in via Paris. (41 words)

A total of 156 individuals flew with Space Shuttle Atlantis over the course of its 33 missions. citation Because the shuttle sometimes flew crew members arriving and departing Mir and the ISS, not all of them launched and landed on Atlantis. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

In one instance, Thomas flew on Crow’s jet from Washington Dulles airport to New Haven, Connecticut, then flew back three hours later.

I saw one police car flew past, then another, then another ambulance flew past.

In October, domestic airlines flew 52.17 lakh passengers while in September they flew 39.43 lakh passengers.

Men flew by day; girls flew by night.

Of the new Shanghai cases imported from Italy, three were Chinese people who worked in Italy and flew to Shanghai via Moscow, according to the city's municipal health commission, while the fourth was an Italian who flew in via Paris.

The staffer may have been infected by a group of South Korean pilgrims who flew to Israel, reports said, adding that the attendant subsequently flew from Incheon to Los Angeles and back last week.

He allegedly flew to Bangor from North Carolina on June 24, and the couple was married in Brewer on June 25. Shrestha allegedly flew back to North Carolina the next day.

Park rangers flew to the area by helicopter, stabilized Strzalkowski and flew him to a staging area.

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While Kalam flew in June 2003, Pratibha Patil flew in the aircraft in November 2009 at Lohegaon air base near Pune.

The Pakistan military’s helicopter flew just about 300 meters away from the LoC in Khari Karmara sector of Poonch district between 9.45 am to 10 am,” sources told the Excelsior but added that it flew back to their territory thereafter.

When that National Guard Black Hawk helicopter slowly flew over our house, circled and flew over our house a second time, and then landed in the nearby field, for the first time, I felt overwhelmed.

A total of 156 individuals flew with Space Shuttle Atlantis over the course of its 33 missions. citation Because the shuttle sometimes flew crew members arriving and departing Mir and the ISS, not all of them launched and landed on Atlantis.

During that time Atta flew out of Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville with a pilot, and Atta and either the pilot or Shehhi flew around the Atlanta area.

In Iraq, OH-58Ds flew 72 hours per month, while in Afghanistan, they flew 80 hours per month.

Schirra flew the third orbital Mercury mission, and then flew a Gemini mission.

The unarmed Su-9 was directed to ram the U-2 but missed because of the large differences in speed (the Su-9 flew above Mach 1.1, while the U-2 flew at approximately Mach 0.6).

Aaron Hatton, 20, Danielle Halsall, 20, and another friend, flew from on Friday, October 6, after booking a package holiday with loveholidays, the Liverpool Echo reports.

About 50 of Bopanna’s family and friends flew to Lucknow to watch the Coorg player in action one last time in Davis Cup.

A draughts duo from Motherwell flew the SA flag high last week when they claimed podium positions at the World Qualifier Checkers Tournament in Turkey.

A drilling machine was assembled after three Indian Air Force transport aircraft flew its parts in from New Delhi on Wednesday.

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Common combinations with flew

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flew" in a sentence?
An example: "In one instance, Thomas flew on Crow’s jet from Washington Dulles airport to New Haven, Connecticut, then flew back three hours later." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flew" from authentic English texts.
What does "flew" mean?
Flew means: simple past of fly
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