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Meanings of flies high in English

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Usage of flies high in English
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Remember that the model flies high, and select a wide open space.
Things To Make
2
The vampire flies high, in great flocks, and is very destructive to fruit.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
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Many thanks to Gabrielle Charbonnet, my conspirator, who flies high and cracks wise.
Fang: a maximum ride novel
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It flies high in long sweeps, and makes its nest on the loftiest trees.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
5
He flies high in the air, moreover, and can see farther than an Indian.
Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony
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There is a good wind, and my kite flies high.
McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition
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What is that which flies high, flies low, has no feet, and yet wears shoes?
My Book of Indoor Games
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What is that which flies high, flies low, has no feet, and yet wears shoes?-Dust
Games for Hallow-e'en
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The Christchurch company building flight simulators flies high.
Radio NZ
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The dark waves roll inward, the white foam flies high in the air; deep sounds come from it.
From Plotzk to Boston
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Now, the New Testament flies high.
Christianity and Progress
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It flies high, sweeping through the air with a beautifully easy motion, and is generally found in the neighbourhood of fresh-water.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
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Ervine serves up a wide half-volley and Butcher throws everything at it as the ball flies high over backward point for four.
The Guardian
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The base frequently flies high-profile guests but it was hard to beat hosting the former President of the United States, Mr Burt said.
Radio NZ
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The depth was recorded as 35,800ft, just shy of seven miles and as deep as a transatlantic passenger plane flies high.
The Guardian
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"He is, I am sure, a most persevering and intelligent member of his profession, but he flies high."
The Box with Broken Seals
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