Use flexing in a sentence | example usage from the newswires

Editorial »

How to use the word flexing in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

11 results found

The relationship now looks more like the way the U.S. relates to some European partners, security cooperation is key and maintained by both sides, but Saudi Arabia are flexing their muscles in an effort to become a regional and international actor of significance in a world in which power is diffused, and the U.S. picks its battles much more cautiously. – Hussein Ibish	Found on New York Times 10 months ago
Brothers out here flexing their talk, setting themselves up for failures; just to prove a worthless point about what they are really doing in the streets. -MillYentei – Deshawn Yeldell	added by MillYentei.L.D.Y 2 years ago
Apple's removal of Fortnite is yet another example of Apple flexing its enormous power in order to impose unreasonable restraints and unlawfully maintain its 100 % monopoly over the iOS in-app payment processing market. – Epic Games	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Few critical infrastructures need to expedite their cyber resiliency as desperately as the health sector, who repeatedly demonstrates lackadaisical cyber hygiene, finagled and Frankensteined networks, virtually unanimous absence of security operations teams and good ol’ boys club bureaucratic board members flexing little more than smoke and mirror, cyber security theatrics as their organizational defense. – James Scott	added by williamson 7 years ago
A key part of the tool is that it's based on replicating the mechanical challenges that chimpanzees experience in the wild in their daily lives, so when they're moving around forest canopy they have to deal with branches flexing under their weight, they have to deal with planning routes in advance so they know where to go to get to the next food source and we're trying to emulate these mechanical challenges into the lives of captive chimpanzees. – Susannah Thorpe	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience. – The Global Times	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Russia's sees its relations with the West in Cold War terms, so to ensure the efficiency of deterrence we must link it to the way of thinking of the one we want to deter, right now, we must speak to Russia from a position of strength, although obviously without excessive muscle-flexing. – Tomasz Szatkowski	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the U.S. presidency for the next 19?months, it would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally ... it would signal a lack of U.S. commitment to Asia at a time when China is flexing its muscles. – President Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Unfortunately my comment, the quote that was attributed to me, suggested that we were flexing our muscle, and that's just not the case. – Bill Hasencamp	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
For women, it's a really big deal to realize that the men on your team are flexing their schedules as well, when everybody's doing it, the women are less likely to be thought of as less committed to their work and careers just because they leave at 5 p.m. to pick up the kids from after-school programs a few times a week. – Jennifer Owens	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Russia (is) flexing its military muscle, identifying the United States and NATO as the enemy. That feeling is not reciprocated, but we have a Russia that is starting to throw its military weight around, and in some ways, looking for provocations, i think this could be very dangerous, and create a crisis, where one didn't need to exist. – Barry Pavel	Found on CNN 9 years ago

The relationship now looks more like the way the U.S. relates to some European partners, security cooperation is key and maintained by both sides, but Saudi Arabia are flexing their muscles in an effort to become a regional and international actor of significance in a world in which power is diffused, and the U.S. picks its battles much more cautiously.

– Hussein Ibish

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

Brothers out here flexing their talk, setting themselves up for failures; just to prove a worthless point about what they are really doing in the streets. -MillYentei

– Deshawn Yeldell

added by MillYentei.L.D.Y
2 years ago

Apple's removal of Fortnite is yet another example of Apple flexing its enormous power in order to impose unreasonable restraints and unlawfully maintain its 100 % monopoly over the iOS in-app payment processing market.

– Epic Games

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Few critical infrastructures need to expedite their cyber resiliency as desperately as the health sector, who repeatedly demonstrates lackadaisical cyber hygiene, finagled and Frankensteined networks, virtually unanimous absence of security operations teams and good ol’ boys club bureaucratic board members flexing little more than smoke and mirror, cyber security theatrics as their organizational defense.

– James Scott

added by williamson
7 years ago

A key part of the tool is that it's based on replicating the mechanical challenges that chimpanzees experience in the wild in their daily lives, so when they're moving around forest canopy they have to deal with branches flexing under their weight, they have to deal with planning routes in advance so they know where to go to get to the next food source and we're trying to emulate these mechanical challenges into the lives of captive chimpanzees.

– Susannah Thorpe

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience.

– The Global Times

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Russia's sees its relations with the West in Cold War terms, so to ensure the efficiency of deterrence we must link it to the way of thinking of the one we want to deter, right now, we must speak to Russia from a position of strength, although obviously without excessive muscle-flexing.

– Tomasz Szatkowski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the U.S. presidency for the next 19?months, it would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally ... it would signal a lack of U.S. commitment to Asia at a time when China is flexing its muscles.

– President Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Unfortunately my comment, the quote that was attributed to me, suggested that we were flexing our muscle, and that's just not the case.

– Bill Hasencamp

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

For women, it's a really big deal to realize that the men on your team are flexing their schedules as well, when everybody's doing it, the women are less likely to be thought of as less committed to their work and careers just because they leave at 5 p.m. to pick up the kids from after-school programs a few times a week.

– Jennifer Owens

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Russia (is) flexing its military muscle, identifying the United States and NATO as the enemy. That feeling is not reciprocated, but we have a Russia that is starting to throw its military weight around, and in some ways, looking for provocations, i think this could be very dangerous, and create a crisis, where one didn't need to exist.

– Barry Pavel

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Editorial »

How to use the word flexing in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

11 results found

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

Are we missing a good definition for flexing? Don't keep it to yourself...

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Free, no signup required:

Add to Chrome

Free, no signup required:

Add to Firefox

Browse Definitions.net

Quiz

Are you a words master?

actively or fully engaged or occupied