Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Occur
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Never did it occur to anyone to disassemble and let the Pterodactyl Zord (which can fly) attack from above.
- The investigator notes it could have failed at any point in the flight, but just happened to occur in the worst part of the hurricane on a mission that required them to fly much lower than usual.
Source: Series / Air Crash Investigation -
When his Berserk Button is pushed, he's been known to fly into Unstoppable Rage fits with little thought to any collateral damage that may occur.
Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Anime
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