airplane

Example Sentences

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Airplane crashes are rare in China, where air safety and aviation standards have improved vastly in recent decades.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Aficionados recognize that the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” derives from Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita;” and “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane echoes “Alice in Wonderland.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Soon the group was part of a burgeoning rock movement in San Francisco that included Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and Big Brother and the Holding Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

After insisting that Nicks come on board as lead singer, they began opening shows for the likes of Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

The Boeing Airplane Company is looking for mechanics, and I happen to know a good one—me!

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson