supersonic

Example Sentences

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But his supersonic speed and sky-high try-scoring rate – the easiest currency for casual fans to understand - mean those requests will only increase.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Iran has lately sought to acquire Chinese supersonic antiship cruise missiles capable of threatening U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Reuters reports that Iran is nearing a deal with China to buy supersonic antiship missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

I don’t want to go too deep into the plot, which involves a supersonic weapon, stolen software, assassins on motorcycles and a common ticking-clock device, but it’s closer to “Moonraker,” say, than “Slow Horses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

What happens is that deep in the Earth there is an explosion that fires, in effect, a cannonball of magma to the surface at supersonic speeds.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson