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.
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The quickest way to get to Verbier is by flying into Geneva Airport (GVA), about a two-hour drive from the resort.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Her three adult children are supposed to fly into North Carolina via Charlotte, which is on the list of airports for mandatory flight reductions.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The Air Force Reserve also flies into hurricanes and has flown numerous missions into Melissa, but those planes are not bristling with the same specialized equipment that the older NOAA aircraft are.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Her three adult children are supposed to fly into North Carolina via Charlotte, which is on the list of airports for mandatory flight reductions.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The Air Force Reserve also flies into hurricanes and has flown numerous missions into Melissa, but those planes are not bristling with the same specialized equipment that the older NOAA aircraft are.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fly into
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“Fly into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20into. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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