airplane

Example Sentences

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With his photo entitled 'The Vikings are coming', Yarrow snubbed the tradition of shooting players on airplane steps.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

More than a year later, they are at loggerheads on a major potential fix that could cost $50,000 per airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“It’s become this macabre joke in the business: What is the most important part of an airplane? All of them!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Birmingham, UK-headquartered company develops airplane technology and said in a statement Sunday that it is "working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak."

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

During World War II, Powers's dad paid $2.50 for Francis, then fourteen, to take his first airplane ride, in a single-engine Piper Cub; after landing, Francis told him, "Dad, I left my heart up there."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau