How to Use flowing in a Sentence

flowing

adjective
  • Poor stars make for less flowing times and fewer good outcomes.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This creates a more open and flowing design.
    — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • In his music, one hears long, flowing melodies combined with darting harmonies and intricate polyrhythms.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The entire design language is smoother and more flowing than today’s X4.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 May 2026
  • The flowing, wide leg silhouette allows for easy movement and pairs perfectly with the shoe of the moment.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • They can be styled beautifully, especially when combined with long, flowing trousers or wide-leg jeans that reach down to the heels.
    — Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Her crisp white, floor-length dress featured a boat neckline with a column skirt and subtle flowing elements to give the piece some movement.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The High-Rise Wide Leg has a fuller, more flowing leg opening and is sculpted through the waist and hips.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In the last days of winter, this type of denim adds structure and balance, especially when paired with more flowing outerwear like trench coats.
    — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The two young academy graduates combined naturally, allowing for more flowing one-touch passing moves that cut teams apart.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s not a sharp angle to be found on the exterior, just smooth flowing lines from the extended hood to the high-rise rear wing (though this now-iconic feature was optional).
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For her British Vogue cover shoot, Brown leaned into the more pastoral, country girl look with flowing brunette waves, effortless and undone.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Underground shelters in space Lava tubes form when flowing lava solidifies on the surface while molten rock continues moving below.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The 47-footer is both spacious and versatile, with a walkaround deck, a modular aft deck, a flowing, open-plan layout, and a surprising amount of internal volume.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Beyond texture, stylists can help with cutting extensions and matching the density and weight at the bottom of the wefts to match your hair and provide more flowing movement, as extensions often have much more fullness than natural hair.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Automotive design had graduated from the still-carriage-like looks of its nascent days into its own form, with sweeping lines and heavy flowing sheetmetal that took full advantage of the effortless power of internal combustion.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025

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