fly into
phrasal verb
flew into; flown into; flying into; flies into
: to be overcome by (sudden extreme emotion)
He flew into a rage.
They flew into a panic.
Examples of fly into in a Sentence
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So the gang knocks down the door and Joey flies into the Thanksgiving spread, destroying the meal Monica (and Chandler) worked so hard to prepare.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
The easiest way to get to Grand Canyon West is to fly into Las Vegas and make the 2-hour drive to the site.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
Settler drones now fly into the village regularly, enter the schoolyard, and terrify livestock.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
Some of his shots flew into a neighboring apartment, but none of them struck anyone.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
It’s also imposed visa requirements for South Americans hoping to fly into Mexico and then head to the U.S. border.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Bernd Ebert, a curator at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, flew into town to retrieve it.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Commercial airlines have largely stopped flying into Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport.
—Kullab reported from Baghdad.
—TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
Wild turkeys would emerge out of nowhere, scrabbling ahead of us in a conga line before flying into the trees.
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
The easiest way to get to Grand Canyon West is to fly into Las Vegas and make the 2-hour drive to the site.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
Settler drones now fly into the village regularly, enter the schoolyard, and terrify livestock.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
Some of his shots flew into a neighboring apartment, but none of them struck anyone.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
It’s also imposed visa requirements for South Americans hoping to fly into Mexico and then head to the U.S. border.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Bernd Ebert, a curator at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, flew into town to retrieve it.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Commercial airlines have largely stopped flying into Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport.
—Kullab reported from Baghdad.
—TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
Wild turkeys would emerge out of nowhere, scrabbling ahead of us in a conga line before flying into the trees.
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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“Fly into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20into. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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