helicopter

Example Sentences

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It felt like missing the last helicopter out of ’Nam, as if I were running after couplehood as bombs went off around me and yelling, “Nnnnnooooooooooo!!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Then they will be flown ashore by helicopter before being taken by plane to Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

One helicopter was hit and the crew sustained minor injuries but "are going to be fine."

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz