How do you use the word "flyer" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "flyer": Tom is a frequent flyer. I read the flyer that was handed to me.

Flyer Meaning

/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThat which flies, as a bird or insect.

nounA machine that flies.

Sentence Examples

Tom is a frequent flyer.

I read the flyer that was handed to me.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

fly bill alert

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

We handed out a printed ____ to everyone, announcing the upcoming concert.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She handed out a ____ promoting the upcoming local festival to everyone passing by in the square.

Word Origin & History

From fly + -er (agent noun suffix). With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"It was a great day for the pair of Fosters. They were speechless for joy. Also speechless for another reason: after much watching of the market, Aleck had lately, with fear and trembling, made her first flyer on a “margin,” using the remaining twenty thousand of the bequest in this risk." — 1903, Mark Twain, The $30,000 Bequest:

"An amusing incident on the first of these journeys was the checking by signal of the flyer about 3 miles out of Paris, with the result that it was overhauled by the 6.25 p.m. semi-fast from Paris to Montargis, to the unconcealed delight of passengers in the latter." — 1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 808-809:

"The new Waterloo–Exeter times of the S.R. flyer are 2hr 58min down and 1min more up, in less than 3hr, that is to say, in both directions, with the help of four runs timed at over a mile a minute." — 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 593:

"Neil McKinnon, the Fringe's head of external affairs, asks: Are you flyering in the right place at the right time? How are you flyering? Good flyering is about more than standing there handing out flyers to as many people as you can." — 2012, Mark Fisher, quoting Neil McKinnon, The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 156:

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