chopper
Example Sentences
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The Coast Guard swimmer who jumped time and again from a chopper into the raging waters of the July 2025 Texas flood, saving 165 lives, was also honored.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
"And no-one went to the spot that the chopper was hovering over until later that day when the police arrived."
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
Teoscar Hernández hit a potential double-play chopper that was instead thrown away by Cubs second baseman Jon Berti, allowing Ohtani to score the go-ahead run.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
In such a large helicopter, they couldn’t land to search for Brian themselves, but they called in another rescue chopper.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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