Examples of flypaper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With flypaper-like hands in help defense and 44% accuracy on catch-and-shoot three-pointers, Covington became one of their top targets to retain. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 But on the other end of the spectrum (and far more plentiful) are scenes like a 54-second shot of flypaper. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2022 The tire change alone makes the car a delight; the cushioning effect of the taller sidewalls and flypaper stick of the Advans make bumps disappear and corners straighten. — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2022 Tucker is more your stick-to-’em-like-flypaper cover cornerback. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021 The burrs are from the L.A. River reeds that grow in my backyard, and the flypaper was hanging in Don’s studio. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020 Your paintings incorporate other materials: an army surplus jacked, old flypaper, burrs. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020 And bad situations are as much a part of what Brown brings as precise route-running and flypaper hands. — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019 Inside the store, a long strip of yellowish-brown flypaper dangled from the ceiling, and dozens of small insects were stuck to the surface. — Michael A. Gonzales, The Root, 25 Mar. 2018 See More

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