deplane
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If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The woman from seat 22D sat in her seat crying while waiting to deplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
But, with the time it takes to deplane and get to his hotel, Mr. Brown doesn’t think he can make it until after 8 p.m. to eat again.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Crews labored for hours to fix the problem, but ultimately passengers were forced to deplane and board another plane.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
“You will have your gear ready to deplane the moment we touch down. Is that clear?”
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Now, it’s easy to point fingers and delight in photos of a shame-faced Taylor Swift hiding under an umbrella as she deplanes, but I wanted to think about this matter practically.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2022
Victor’s insistence that Raya pose for a photo as she first deplanes in the Holy Land — and her grin-and-bear-it response — offers a nice, er, snapshot of their dynamic, but it doesn’t quite resonate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
The wind carries away Pope Francis’ cap as he deplanes in Havana, Cuba.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2015
We’re trying to woo a foreign buyer here, and anybody who deplanes at JFK is likely to take one look at that dump and re-plane posthaste.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2012
So, after one more disillusioning visit with the Orlovs, Oliver deplanes at Heathrow Airport and impulsively asks to see a high-ranking officer of Her Majesty's Customs Service.
From Time Magazine Archive
After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Though his team later posted on X about his quick actions, Mr Andrews deplaned with "no fanfare", Mr Spring wrote on Twitter.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
The plane returned to the gate once again, and all passengers were deplaned so the aircraft could “cool down,” Clarke said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
All passengers were safely deplaned and one person was in custody as of about 7 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Scruggs was discharged the same day he deplaned from Vietnam in Oakland, California.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
On arrival in Seattle, the deplaning soundtrack was Taylor Swift’s “Lover.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
What surprised me was that I’d never heard the alert before actually deplaning, and certainly never heard it verbally, let alone by someone working for the airline.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
“If you’re departing or deplaning during peak hours,” Garcetti said, “you’ll be able to board a sleek, spacious car every two minutes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
United encourages passengers to “keep it brief and replace their mask” when they are not eating or drinking, United’s Scott said, and noted that United runs its air filtration systems from boarding to deplaning.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2020
“The gate agents responsible for 2B,” she said in a tight voice, “will handle deplaning there.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
