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There are some differences between the flown Rise and its official replica, though.—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026 The jovial candid photos of the leaders and their high-flown speeches amply testified to the event’s momentousness.—New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 And yet, Pearse’s rhetoric, while particularly high-flown, was not so uncommon in his time.—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022 Even full-flown diabetes can be put into remission, Gabbay said, with a regime of diet, exercise and stress reduction and proper use of medications.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for flown