Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The image below shows California as seen from space by a National Aeronautic and Space Administration satellite system.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Using magazines and an Aeronautic Aircraft Spotters Guide for Civil Defense, kids ages 12-13 carved wood blocks leftover from local mills into intricate models of the fighters and bombers immersed in combat overseas.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2017

Two Eagles met that distance but it’s up to the National Aeronautic Association and the FAI to determine if they have “broken the record,” a cumbersome process that could take several weeks or months. 

From MSNBC • Jan. 31, 2015

Baumgartner's body pierced the atmosphere at 833.9 miles per hour, according to preliminary numbers released by Brian Utley, the certification official for the Federation Aeronautic International, at a press conference afterward.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2012

The formal presentation was made at the White House, March 31, 1932, by President Hoover on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.