Bill Clinton defeated war heroes George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole; National Guard pilot George W. Bush beat Vietnam veterans Al Gore and John Kerry; and Barack Obama was decisively elected over John McCain, who had displayed extraordinary valor during years of captivity as a Navy pilot in North Vietnam.
Fly-away hair is hair that is dry, frizzy, and full of static cling. It often sticks straight out from the sides of the head, and is a common occurrence in the winter when the air is especially dry.
1a : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings the flight of a beeb : the ability to fly flight is natural to birds. 2a : a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere flight of an arrow the flight of a rocket to the moonb : the distance covered in such a flightc : swift movement.