manned

Example Sentences

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“They are interdicting stuff 40 to 70 kilometers from the front line. Previously, for those effects, you needed to fly manned aircraft.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The definition has changed over the years and has been broadened to include data from automated weather-recording stations as well as manned or manual sites.

From BBC

Mark’s younger brother, Dan, became the cocktail lounge pianist Dan Ruskin, who for years manned the piano at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel.

From Washington Post

The Navy ultimately wants a combined fleet of 373 manned ships and about 150 unmanned warships and says it is working toward that goal.

From Washington Times

At first, he and other employees said, the Russians were searching for people who manned barricades trying to prevent Russian soldiers from entering the town.

From New York Times