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 influencer brothers flew into the U.S. last week from Romania, where Andrew Tate is facing rape and human trafficking charges and Tristan Tate human trafficking charges, all of which the brothers deny. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 Visitors typically fly into Cancun Airport and take a taxi or shuttle south to the hotel. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The Ducks flew into Buffalo to face the Sabres on Tuesday night, and boy were their wings tired. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2025 Michaels wrote Tuesday on X. Hannah’s barrel racing coach posted on Instagram that Hannah and her friend Ashley were flying into Scottsdale to meet him for the Royal Crown barrel racing competition in Buckeye. Sejal Govindarao, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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