How to Use flow in a Sentence
- She opened the faucet and the water began to flow freely.
- The grain flowed smoothly down the elevator chute.
- Requests have flowed into the office.
- Traffic has been flowing smoothly from east to west.
- Money has continued to flow in.
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Like last week, her loose curls are flowing down to her waist.
— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Nov. 2023 -
More than 3 billion years ago, rivers of lava flowed on the moon.
— WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023 -
The river flows into Iliamna Lake on the lake’s north shore.
— Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Our bridges connect, our people unite, and our love flows like the mighty Ohio.
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023 -
The dining room also flows into the 146-square-foot main kitchen.
— John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023 -
Pair with trousers or even a flowing maxi skirt for a chic winter look.
— Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023 -
The flowing creek beside the farm has never run dry in the decades that Cirone has been farming.
— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023 -
With so much water flowing in the mountains, wet feet are hard to avoid.
— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Some sections build up ice shelves, but the creek is still flowing and the fish are still biting.
— Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Since childhood, the word 'love' has flowed easily from the tongue of Iesha Morgan.
— Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024 -
The living room flows into an open-plan kitchen and dining area.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023 -
Dressed in all black, the actor looked glamorous with her hair flowing around her.
— Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Aug. 2023 -
But the vitality of the place flows from the same density of people.
— Karrie Jacobs, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Ruth is raising Lily, but the care flows in the other direction as well.
— Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023 -
By the time fall rolls around, hot apple cider is flowing like a river across the Northeast.
— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023 -
There will be games in which Durant attempts more shots just based on how the game is flowing.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Spring creeks tend to be weedy with flowing green plants like elodea and watercress.
— Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023 -
To this day, when there are heavy rains and too much water flows into the sewers, raw sewage flows into the canal.
— Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024 -
Okay, so those lyrics don’t exactly flow, let alone rhyme.
— James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Rafting, canoeing, and kayaking Over 100 miles of the slow moving Rio Grande flows through the park.
— Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
How many jobs are likely to flow to it as a result of work done by someone who, after all, left the place?
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 -
The Carveys Friday thanked everyone for the support that had flowed in since Dex's death.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Twice a day, water flows to the public taps in Mumtaz’s neighborhood, once in the early morning and once in the evening.
— Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023 -
Volunteers have been flowing into Israel’s new front lines, in the north and the south, helping to tend agricultural fields and guard the perimeters.
— William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Invictus Victory Eau de Parfum This scent is more popular among younger men due to the lemon and pink pepper top scent that flows well with the lavender middle fragrance, and the amber, vanilla, tonka bean base fragrance.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
- The doctor was trying to stop the flow of blood.
- We want to encourage the free flow of ideas.
- We've been receiving a constant flow of phone calls.
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Then the flow of homes hitting the market ground to a near-halt.
— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 -
That said, huge fans are set up at the front and back of the open-air market, so there is some air flow.
— Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023 -
But Sporting regained control of the match’s flow and appeared to do enough to ride out the win.
— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024 -
The maxi skirt offers great coverage and comes with a side slit to let more air flow through.
— Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 11 June 2023 -
Its abandonment left the value of the ruble at the mercy of trade flows.
— Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Near and north of the storm’s center, onshore flow will pile water against the coastline.
— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023 -
This is a film in which the principals seem to control the flow of information and the tone.
— Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The 10-track record pairs Conway’s rubbery flow with Wun Two’s dark and woozy beats, fit for a lo-fi, cult noir flick.
— Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Inevitably, their rate of creation slows and the flow of ideas becomes a trickle.
— Time, 23 June 2023 -
This is when a blood clot travels to the brain and interrupts blood flow and deprives the brain of oxygen.
— Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023 -
The Big Hole has long been subject to warm temperatures and low flows in the summer.
— Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023 -
In the process, the 48-year-old developed a new relationship with her own flow.
— Amy Wilkinson, Women's Health, 29 May 2023 -
So grab your workout set, yoga block, towel, and get your flow on.
— Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023 -
There is something about the unknown that is exciting — going with the flow.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2023 -
That’s because the bloc needs a steady flow of Moscow’s diesel to global markets to keep prices stable.
— Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023 -
In 2021, one study even showed a reduction of blood flow through the brain during vigilance.
— Matthew Robison, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024 -
The major arteries that supply the heart with blood and oxygen get plugged up with a clot, causing a block in flow.
— Christopher Desimone, M.d., Ph.d. Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023 -
The kinesis of the river, a question of the color and the motion of the water flow, is always hypnotic.
— Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 -
The talent and swagger and thrust of the Corvette flow from a philosophy that is very much different from the others.
— Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023 -
Pressure on the veins partially blocks blood flow, keeping fluid in your legs and feet.
— Parents Editors, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The price of Shell stocks have hit record highs, buoyed by the prospect that the war’s expansion could disrupt Middle East oil production and trade flows.
— Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023 -
There is a dip in the jet stream over the eastern part of the United States, providing a southerly flow of humid air, and there’s a big ridge out west with lots of heat.
— Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023 -
Invest in a roll of craft paper and a few bottles of paint, then let your creativity flow.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Any pause in hostilities would be used to try to rapidly increase the flow of aid into Gaza.
— Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Bake until firm to the touch and lightly browned, then cool on a rack for good air flow to eliminate excess moisture.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023 -
Floor-to-ceiling windows trimmed with black metal reflect the easy indoor-outdoor flow and allow the garden’s lush foliage to feel like a part of the house.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024 -
There’s a general flow to the meal—usually sashimi and cold dishes in the beginning, fried and grilled things towards the middle, and then a rice or udon at the end, a bit of starch to fill you up and soak up the alcohol.
— Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
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