aeroplane

Example Sentences

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"It pains us when we hear an aeroplane flying overhead," Patni said, adding that their home was near the flight path of the airport in Ahmedabad, the main city in the state of Gujarat.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"This is the blueprint of my life," said the actor, a lifelong aeroplane nut, who narrates the story.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A 70-year-old man has died after a light aeroplane crash-landed at an airfield near Sherburn in Elmet.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Father once tried to explain to me just how the aeroplane was supposed to work, but I never did follow much of it, though I do remember the shape.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep