Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Fly, the meaning and synonyms like travel or move.

Frequent word

Fly in a sentence

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Fly meaning

  1. Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
  2. Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
  3. Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.

Synonyms of Fly

travel move vanish locomote go hit fly sheet rainfly tent-fly dipteron dipteran two-winged insects dipterous insect alert tent flap

Example sentences (20)

After playing Dortmund, United will fly straight back to Manchester to continue their build-up to the new season.

A few years after her father's death, Hiyori, a fly-fishing enthusiast, meets her soon-to-be-stepsister Koharu.

A group of hot air balloons fly over a lake at the Women’s National Competition in Jackson, Missouri, in July.

Airline easyJet is installing special post boxes at airports across the UK to fly children’s Christmas letters to Santa.

About an hour to 90 minutes after sunrise, the hens will start to fly off, mated or not, to feed for the day.

Additionally, there are Hang Gliders all around the island on top of mountains or near waterfalls, allowing players to fly.

After the games they played in, they could fly straight to England and that makes a massive difference.

Scientists have created detailed maps of the brain of a fruit fly, which is much more complex than a fruit fly larva.

Mating only occurs in the sand fly vector, and hybrids can be transmitted to the mammalian host by sand fly bite.

Typically, a monofilament segment called a "leader" is tied to the fly line on one end and the fly on the other.

A fly-tipping investigation has been launched after a video allegedly showed a rubbish removal company dumping rubbish in a Dagenham park.

The males fly every night of their lives in search of females, whereas the females only fly on the first night.

The Eagles celebrated the NFC Championship with quarterback Jalen Hurts singing "Fly Eagles Fly" with Philadelphia fans.

A beautiful streamer fly was created and tied by Tom Tardiff of Robinson, one of Aroostook’s most accomplished fly tiers.

For example, Lois Lane believes that Superman can fly, although she does not believe that Clark Kent can fly.

Saltwater fly reels are normally large-arbor designs, having a much larger diameter spool than most freshwater fly reels.

Trevor lures the Fly into the bathroom, where Bletch tears his wings off and flushes the Fly down the toilet.

It's also heavier, which means it can only fly for about 20 minutes on a charge and you'll need to register it to fly legally.

While there are two other Kanto Gym Leaders closer to the Fly HM, fan-favorite Misty begins the player’s quest for Fly proper.

Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them.

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Common combinations with fly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to fly 75×
  • sacrifice fly 18×
  • fly to 15×
  • fly in 15×
  • the fly 14×
  • fly out 13×
  • and fly 11×
  • can fly 10×
  • will fly
  • of fly

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fly" in a sentence?
An example: "After playing Dortmund, United will fly straight back to Manchester to continue their build-up to the new season." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "fly" from real English texts.
What does "fly" mean?
Fly means: Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
What are synonyms of "fly"?
Common synonyms of "fly" include: travel, move, vanish, locomote, go, hit, fly sheet, rainfly. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "fly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "fly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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