runway

Example Sentences

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Heathrow Airport could be forced to allow rival firms to bid to build its third runway and new terminal, under proposals by the aviation watchdog aimed at keeping a cap on construction costs.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

This special runway show last took place in Los Angeles in 2017.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Barring injury or a calamitous upset, Sinner and his suspense-draining form now have a wide-open runway to his fifth major title, which would put him ahead of Djokovic or Roger Federer at the same age.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And Plum, next to arrive, treats it like her runway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She must have done up her hair first, before she came in from two hours’ stone-picking on the runway, but she’d fallen asleep before she’d even taken the spoon out of her tea.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein