helicopter

Example Sentences

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It felt like missing the last helicopter out of ’Nam, as if I were running after couplehood as bombs went off around me and yelling, “Nnnnnooooooooooo!!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

She later left Baghdad by helicopter and is safely out of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Wrapped in a thermal blanket and sitting on an electric cart he emerged from the mine on Wednesday and was taken by helicopter to hospital, where he was able to reunite with his family.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

One helicopter was hit and the crew sustained minor injuries but "are going to be fine."

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The noise of the helicopter filled his head.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret