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fly by

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1. fly by - Noun

2. fly by - Verb

Meaning

pass by while flying

move by very quickly

a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

Source: WordNet

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We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Luciano De Crescenzo

Against reason, I thought that the next swell would be it: another rogue wave would roll me again... At that moment, a noise from above caught my attention. And I looked up just in time to see a gigantic white airplane fly by. Abby Sunderland

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it. Cobi Jones

How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up two cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? Mark Harmon

When a man is born...there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets. James Joyce

Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight. (Francis Bacon) English Proverb

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