Sentence examples for this flew from inspiring English sources

This flew in the face of a plea from President Reagan to pass a "clean" increase.

This flew in the face of the avant-garde establishment's bias against this technique.

This flew in the face of what her owners had told us, but I didn't put up much of a fight.

This flew in the face of Mr. Kerry's advice to the Southeast Asians to develop a common code of conduct for the region rather than make individual deals with China.

This flew in the face of common sense, by seeming to support a return to the chaotic coalition governments of the past.William Hale IstanbulSIR – It is correct that the impact of emigration on a migrant's country of origin is not all bad (Economics focus, May 28th).

"Our [second] trip was a lot grander in expectations... but all this flew out the window when we drove into the village and saw Chateau de Gudanes".

What makes this flying pest so important?

Work like this flies below the radar.

This flying car sounds like a flying car.

This flies in the face of economic logic.

This flies in the face of the Constitution.