parachute

Example Sentences

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She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Your parachute should have no holes in it when you finally jump.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Skydive South West, which operates out of Devon's Dunkeswell Aerodrome, where the man died, said he was using his personal parachute equipment while doing a wingsuit jump with a friend on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

And just as I’ve come to this conclusion, a parachute lands next to us with a fresh loaf of bread.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins