How to Use kite in a Sentence

kite

1 of 2 noun
  • The children were flying kites.
  • Guests can also bring their own kites.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Arcturus is at the kite’s tail.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • Make your own kite or buy one at the dollar store.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Beach chairs were set in circles; kites flew in the air.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • That means no resupplies, no kites and no dogs.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The grand launch, with more than 600 kites, starts at noon both days.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • In those early years, kids would go fly kites in the nearby park.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The wingspan of a stunt kite can vary from around 2 feet to over 7 feet.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • For three days, the sky in parts of the city was dotted with kites as far as the eye could see.
    — Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t ever try to fly a kite at Neptune.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate how to make and fly kites.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Bring your own kite or purchase one at the Gift of Wings kite store.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2023
  • Choi estimated that around six of their first kites failed.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • The flyer said the hope was kites would fly in the sky, not war helicopters.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Teresa’s son and Manuel’s daughter flew a kite at the park near their new home.
    — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Participants should bring their own kites, the site said.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our kites pulled against our hands, as if trying to lift us into the eyes of God.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Kids can also make and decorate a kite or draw chalk designs on the pier.
    — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Pulling on the right line causes the kite to go right, while pulling on the left line causes the kite to go left.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • The bored teens take turns playing games on her phone or flying a kite on the rooftop of their building.
    — Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Join in the fun with a homemade kite, or buy a special one for the occasion.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Tedros, blank-eyed and high as a kite, glowers as his pet project seems to be reclaiming her life.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • He’s also been asked whether someone can rent a yard for a party or, in one case, to fly a kite.
    — Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Participants will be able to design their own kite and take it to the park and fly it.
    — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Kids can decorate a kite with your family and then take it out to the lawn for a spin.
    — Gretchen Hardin, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Below you’ll find a link for a digital version of the kite to print at home.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • Sorry — how, exactly, do kites work again?
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Just establish a rhythm, don’t break stride, and as those who fly kites must wait on the wind, stay patient.
    — Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Rip is a beloved figure in his village, quick to help a neighbor build a fence or teach a child to fly a kite.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025

kite

2 of 2 verb
  • Just some of the world’s best kite fliers, who come from around the world, hanging out for a party on the sand, kites in hand.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
  • My favorite board to kite on in all different conditions, from big waves to small, mushy waves.
    — David Walters, Marie Claire, 24 May 2018
  • Keros Beach on Limnos is one of the best places to kite or windsurf in Europe.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, check out paper kite building classes, kite-flying competitions, refreshments, and kites for sale.
    — Clilly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Royal Air Force pilots flying over the region in the 1920s gave the structures their name due to their kite-like shape.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Arc Games Treacherous terrain is a big part of the strategy, whether using it for power-ups or kiting enemies into bad spots.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
  • From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • The ecommerce giant maintains a list of restricted product categories that ranges from weapons such as firearms, to booze and tobacco products, to pets, to kite strings for the niche sport of kite fighting.
    — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 1 July 2019
  • Cowell also assembled a small prison ensemble and played duets with violinist Raul Pereira, who was serving time for kiting checks.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Here's hoping City Hosts will have a different outcome — and to consequently kite surfing in San Fran.
    — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 15 Sep. 2016
  • In an entry hall, kites overhead, frozen mid-swoop, are by Yinka Shonibare, a Nigerian Brit who works in batik as a prod at colonialism.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fortifying the city On a recent weekday, tourists and locals fly kites on a towering structure with dazzling views of Singapore’s skyline.
    — TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • For example, kites need to be designed symmetrically to successfully catch the wind, which is often blowing horizontally, Choi said, adding that sometimes people don’t attach a kite’s tail properly, not realizing the tail helps the kite orient itself.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
  • What if high school included kayaking classic whitewater in Patagonia, climbing tufas in Greece, riding A-Line in Whistler, or kiting perfect wind in Brazil—while earning a diploma and applying to college?
    — Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

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