Sentence examples for are flown from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "are flown" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the passive voice to indicate that something is being transported by air or that something is being displayed in the air, often referring to flags or aircraft.
Example: "The flags are flown at half-mast to honor the fallen soldiers."
Alternatives: "are displayed" or "are transported."

Dictionary

are flown

verb

To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.

Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.

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Some are flown aboard American aircraft.

The New York Times

Flags are flown at half-mast.

The New Yorker

All publications are flown in regularly.

The New Yorker

Soldiers are flown home for reverent burial.

The Guardian

When they are killed in Syria, they are flown there".

The Guardian

Workers are flown in and out on company planes.

The New York Times

Aproximately 1121 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival.

Independent

The Predators in the C.I.A. program are "flown" by civilians, both intelligence officers and private contractors.

The New Yorker

Thinking may now be changing.Over 58 tonnes of qat are flown into Britain each week.

The Economist

So they are flown from Europe to Maputo, Mozambique's capital, in cool boxes.

The Economist

In general, those who agree to go home are flown back free and given about $370.

The New York Times

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