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How to Use "Fly" with Example Sentences
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fly
(n):
a small insect with two wings; the opening on a pair of pants that covers the zipper or buttons
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Used with verbs:
"
He
swatted
the
fly
.
"
(swatted, shooed away)
"
The fruit
is attracting
flies
.
"
(be + attracting)
"
He is great at
catching
flies
.
"
(catching)
"
A huge
fly
buzzed
around the room.
"
(buzzed, flew)
"
A
fly
landed on
her plate.
"
(landed on, crawled across)
"
I can't
button
my
fly
with a broken finger.
"
(button, button up, do up, zip up)
Used with nouns:
"
You need to kill the
fly
larvae
before they hatch.
"
(larvae)
"
She bought a
fly
swatter
.
"
(swatter, trap)
"
They use
fly
paper
in the kitchen.
"
(paper)
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fly
(v):
to move or travel through the air; control something in the air
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Used with adverbs:
"
The birds
flew
low
over the yard.
"
(low, high, fast, quickly, slowly)
"
The helicopter
flew
around
the house.
"
(around, past)
"
The pigeons
flew
off
the roof.
"
(off)
"
Birds
flew
out
of the cave.
"
(out)
"
They will
fly
back
for Christmas.
"
(back, down)
Used with prepositions:
"
We watched airplanes
flying
above
the city.
"
(above, over)
Used with nouns:
"
He
flies
airplanes
.
"
(airplanes, helicopters, jets)
"
They
flew
a
route
between Chicago and New York.
"
(route, shuttle)
"
We're going to
fly
kites
in the afternoon.
"
(kites)
"
They always
fly
the
flag
on the Fourth of July.
"
(flag)
"
Bullets
flew
in every direction.
"
(bullets, shrapnel, debris, dust)
"
Mosquitoes
flew
around the garden.
"
(mosquitoes, insects, wasps, bees, butterflies)
"
A
bird
flew
up to the roof.
"
(bird, crow, pigeon, seagull, bat)
"
They watched an
eagle
fly
by.
"
(eagle, owl)
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