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

The Coast Guard swimmer who jumped time and again from a chopper into the raging waters of the July 2025 Texas flood, saving 165 lives, was also honored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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

He helped Jess up and started to lead her to the chopper.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis