Definition of flown
- past participle of fly
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His body was flown to Britain on an Al Fayed jet and buried, according to Muslim custom, by day's end in a cemetery 35 miles southwest of London.
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The mayor's daughter Nova Echaves — who is also the vice mayor of Ozamiz City — was flown to Manila under police escort Monday.
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However, for connoisseurs of high-flown political rhetoric, the 30-minute speeches in the House of Representatives, delivered mainly to an empty chamber and into the C-SPAN cameras, are the treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. -- A 71-year-old woman flown to a hospital Sunday after sustaining being bitten by an alligator in the Shadow Wood Preserve neighborhood, the San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District said.
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Similarly, the high-flown words of party leaders were quickly and loudly drowned out Wednesday by partisans grasping for tactical advantage.
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That means Kidman needs over a dozen high-fashion looks flown to the French Riviera that meet the star’s unrivaled red-carpet record.
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An eighth-grade student — one of 26 on their way to a field trip in Washington from Charles W. Henry School in Philadelphia — was flown to Nemours duPont Hospital in Delaware.
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Mexican nationals typically are flown to cities such as Phoenix, San Diego, and Brownsville, Tex.
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