helicopter

Example Sentences

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In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Trump, who had been at his New Jersey golf club earlier in the day, flew to downtown Manhattan by taking the Marine One helicopter.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It didn’t say how many crew were aboard the helicopter at the time it crashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“The helicopter itself was $20,000 after insurance coverage, and I haven’t seen the bill of the surgery.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But was it loud enough for the helicopter to hear over the sound of its own rotor?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz