Sentence examples for public flap from inspiring English sources

It all raises the question of what does it take for a flip-flop to become a public flap?

Following a very public flap in which the U.S. intelligence apparatus was publicly excoriated and mocked for directly lying to its Congressional oversight, it would appear that it doesn't want to make that mistake again, at least in the context of a scrutinized, televised hearing.

In winter, when the garden is closed to the public, the flaps will fold over the front, allowing the pavilion to hibernate from graffiti and vandalism, a recurring problem in the park.

(Amusingly, the word "deregulation" was apparently scrubbed from Wallison's American Enterprise Institute bio after this flap became public. ).

The surfaces of these giant flaps become public bleachers where pedestrians can sit and look out at the sea.

"I hope," Mr. Sinisterra said about the play, "that we affect the public like a butterfly flapping its wings that can cause a storm on the other side of the planet".

In his first public appearance since the UFO flap, Firmage promoted a more down-to-earth venture.

There aren't many times when the airline industry deserves public sympathy, but the current flap over whether and how to deal with overweight passengers is a no-win situation.

Kirsten, Jack noticed, cracked her knuckles, which she later told him was her public version of the hand-flapping she reserved for when she was alone, a common autistic behavior thought to ease stress.

Her mourners scrawled "Queen of Hearts" on bedsheets, and flapped them around in the public gaze.

This was the only time Zuckerberg seemed flapped, because he knows the stakes of the public perception of Facebook's political leanings.