aboard

Example Sentences

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Once everyone was finally aboard, the plane took off in a hurry to not miss the window of clear skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And in 2024, Dwight finally made it to space aboard a suborbital space tourism flight operated by Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He said: "We relatives call it a state assassination of our children, and all the people who were aboard that train… in which European country could this be possible?"

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Yet, it’s true: Several trailblazing Black astronauts stayed aboard for several days while helping build the ISS on space shuttle missions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Perhaps the most revealing of all the artifacts are the remains of so many of those who were aboard the ill-fated ship.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler