in the air
Example Sentences
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If Iran was to be defeated or driven to the negotiating table, the battles would need to be won in the air and at sea, U.S. officials have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The bison hooked him with his left horn on his hip and tossed him in the air," Mike Macleod, who recorded the incident, told the Cowboy State Daily, a local paper.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Most of the people from the neighborhood would die young, “mortality in the air like early frost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
His nerves didn’t settle until the ball was in the air for the opening tip, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Gran’s needle paused in the air for a moment.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
