chopper

Example Sentences

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As the chopper circled Miami, the cameraman explained the purpose of the shoot: “Everybody and their mama wants to know where he’s going to play ball next year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Watch how this small chopper flown inside a C-130 transport plane was used to rescue the U.S. aviator trapped in Iran after his F-15 was shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

And fittingly, it was Betts who recorded the championship-clinching outs on a double-play chopper hit to him at short.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

“You guys have food on the chopper? Chips or something? Maybe some of those crispy Biscoff cookies I had on an airplane once?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein