Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Common collocations
| time | fly time | near time |
Both words in one sentence
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Near the end of The Iron Giant, the titular robot enables its jet thrusters for the first time to fly away with Hogarth, who is amazed that he can fly.
Source: The Joy of First Flight -
We don't have sharp teeth, claws, our most muscular humans are nowhere near gorilla or bear level, we're nowhere near as fast as cheetahs and gazelles, and we can't fly or swim fast.
Source: Squishy Wizard -
The only problem is they don't all fly at anywhere near the same speed.
Source: I Believe I Can Fly
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