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How to use flex in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Flex means flexibility, pliancy. Example: “The board flexes as you step on it.”

Examples of flex by meaning

nounAn act of flexing.

  • The slopes are either the stooped shoulders of an aging colossus or the muscular flexes of a geologic youngster, but they are pleasant, comforting.2002, Gary Noy, Red Dirt: A Journey of Discovery in the Landscape of Imagination, California's Gold Country, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 144

nounA flexible insulated electrical cord.

  • Here,' he threw a roll of flex to the man.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Crawling of the Skin”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 110

nounFlexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.

  • Flex is quick and cheaper to install than metallic systems, but it yields higher pressure loss than other types of ducts and requires runs of less than 15 feet, minimal turns and elimination of kinks.2010, Aaron Lubeck, Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes, page 221

nounAn act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.

  • It's an achievement to stand out from other Marvel movies in terms of special effects, but this whole movie feels like a flex for those computer wizards.2019, Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", Inlander, 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37

verbTo bend something.

  • The board flexes as you step on it.

verbTo tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

  • What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps.1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189

verbTo flaunt one's superiority; to show off.

  • "I don't know where," I flexed on him with my height advantage, "you getting all this 'soft' bullshit from, dawg, but you just keep fuckin around.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108

More sentences with flex

  • The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers.From the entry muscularity
  • He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.From the entry pec
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:weird flex, but OK.From the entry weird flex, but ok
  • Language must be further defined through language, more tonguely flexing, more mobilized spittle, more swirls of ink.2016, Esther Leslie, “Meltwater”, in Liquid Crystals: The Science and Art of a Fluid Form, London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 189. From the entry tonguely
  • Longitudinal color Doppler ultrasound of the same joint in a slightly flexed position shows marked paraarticular hyperemia.2015, James F. Griffith, Diagnostic Ultrasound, page 6. From the entry paraarticular
  • Ninas are also a way for setters to flex their muscles.2013, Alan Connor, Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword. From the entry nina
  • Continue to Cat-Cow (flex and extend) your spine and experience your shoulder blades sliding together and apart.2012, Andrew Belcher, Mind Body Bike: Yoga and the Art of Slowing Down to Speed Up. From the entry cat-cow
  • The strobilus emerges slowly from its bud then its scales flex open.2009, Claire G. Williams, Conifer Reproductive Biology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN. From the entry strobilus
  • That’s a palooza, in a nutshell: flexing your creative muscles to make your own fun.2005, John Lithgow, “Boredom Blasters”, “Rainy Day Fun Edition”, Running Press, page 5. From the entry palooza
  • A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap.2005, Jeremy Hoemsen, Okanagan University College, Bible Prophecies Revealed. From the entry gentlesome
  • A patch of sidewalk scarlet with spat paan, two hobbity toe-haired toes flexing up-chappal in mid-wade.2003, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused. From the entry hobbity
  • Cooper interthreaded his fingers and flexed his hands palm to palm.2000, Philip Lawson, chapter 24, in Muskrat Courage, New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, page 165. From the entry interthread
  • The show has become a come-on for drunks to flex their beer muscles.1999 June 18, Phil Mushnick, “In-Arena Shows Are Big Turnoff”, in New York Post, page 94. From the entry beer muscles
  • When Ohio flexes its muscles, athletic collarbuttons pop all over America.1992, The Editors of Orange Frazer Press, The Ohio Sports Almanac, Orange Frazer Press, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry collarbutton
  • A new Guard came to town and decided to flex his muscles with George.1988, Alice Taylor, To School Through the Fields: An Irish Country Childhood, Brandon Ltd, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry loser
  • Up front, a new softer "floating" cuff and a tapered rib— both for easier flex.1975 Sep, Ski, volume 40, number 1, page 24. From the entry flexy
  • Flexed up like they really move pally (Pally).2021 January 17, “Own Brand Freestyle” (track 24), in Beijing Winter Games 2022, performed by FelixThe1st, Dreya Mac, Finch Fetti. From the entry calm
  • Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex.2013 June 12, “Shoulda Woulda” (track 16), in Project Baby, performed by Kodak Black. From the entry beamer
  • If the pedal can't flex, the shoe can't—no matter how flexy it may be just out of the box.2012, Grant Petersen, Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike - Page 32. From the entry flexy
  • He plipped the locks on the pool car, stuck the keys in his pocket and flexed his aching left hand.2011, Stuart MacBride, Shatter the Bones, unnumbered page. From the entry plip
  • Similarly, a centrovert, someone who borders between introvert and extrovert, will find it relatively easy to flex his style.2010 July 27, Devora Zack, “Goodbye Golden Rule”, in Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the…. From the entry centrovert
  • Flex automatically creates a TabBar container at the top of the TabNavigator container, with a tab corresponding to each child container.2007, Rich Tretola, Simon Barber, Renaun Erickson, Professional Adobe Flex 2, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry container
  • Flex controls are visually consistent, and easily skinable.2007, EffectiveUI Inc, Anthony Franco, The EffectiveUI Team, Flex Early Evaluation: Assessing Flex and Your Project Needs. From the entry skinable
  • Thin picks flex too much and make your wrist work overtime, plus they tend to produce a slappy tone.1998, Dan Gelo, Fiddle Tunes & Irish Music for Mandolin, page 11. From the entry slappy
  • The contrapposto flexes one buttock and relaxes the other.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadance from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson, London; New Haven, Conn.: Yale Nota Bene, Yale…. From the entry contrapposto
  • The same muscle in the animal, known as the deltoidus, abducts the upper portion of the forelimb and flexes the shoulder.1983, Fredric Sweney, The Art of Painting and Drawing Animals, page 37. From the entry deltoidus
  • What's more, the studs have a unique flex action: they automatically release any turf they may have picked up on downstrike.1982 -, Women's Sports - Volume 4, Issues 7-12, page 64. From the entry downstrike
  • Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around.1964 Dec, “Muscles are His Business”, in Ebony, volume 20, number 2, page 147. From the entry biceps
  • Waldo flexed and extended his fingers gently; the two pairs of waldoes in the screen followed in exact, simultaneous parallelism.1940, Robert A. Heinlein, Waldo. From the entry waldo
  • The cuneiform tendon is always sharply defined when the hock is flexed by the action of the muscle.1936, W. Frank Calderon, Animal Painting and Anatomy, page 297. From the entry cuneiform
  • One is left asking, "why are you telling me this or doing this?" Or in more modern lingo, "that's a weird flex, but OK."2020, Bethany Morris, Chase Kelly O'Gwin, Sebasteinne Grant, Sakenya McDonald, Subjectivity in Psychology in the Era of Social Justice…. From the entry weird flex, but ok
  • The lubricated mask is inserted fully deflated, with the patient's head and neck in the sniffing position (lower neck flexed and upper neck extended, flextension).2019, Jonathan Thompson, Iain Moppett, Matthew Wiles, Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia, →ISBN, page 471. From the entry flextension
  • Then she flexes at the hips and folds herself in half (she pikes), and her rotation speeds up as if by magic.2013, Peter M[erton] McGinnis, Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise, 3rd edition, Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 196. From the entry pike

Meaning of flex

  1. noun Flexibility, pliancy.
  2. noun An act of flexing.
  3. noun Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.

Full definition of flex

Questions about flex in a sentence

How do you use flex in a sentence?
Flex is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The board flexes as you step on it.”
What is a short sentence with flex?
“Flex controls are visually consistent, and easily skinable.”
What does flex mean?
Flex means flexibility, pliancy.

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