drone
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A drone attack damaged a Russian Yandex data centre east of the capital and disrupted operations at the facility, the technology giant said Sunday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
She passed below a drone tangled in a tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Iran war adds to stresses, raising freight costs and hitting aluminum supplies due to drone attacks in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ramontez Bennett’s drone from Anduril Industries was supposed to loiter overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Once I’m safely on the other side, a tiny metal drone floats over to where I’m standing.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
The El Mundo report focused on Russia’s smaller Gerbera drones, but older models of Shaheds can be launched from a ship deck, as can jet drones in all likelihood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Kyiv has collected extensive intelligence about how the new drones function, so weapons developers know what specific problems they need to solve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Jet drones have a range of nearly 600 miles and carry a maximum payload of almost 200 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Each one found by the drones is reported to the land manager.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The windows are rolled down and a fly circles and drones above them.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
At one event, in which Oz was interviewed by Dean Cain, an actor who played Superman in a 1990s television show, about 50 people listened in as Oz droned on about an anti-fraud task force.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Canned music droned from the telephone as Jessica Sanchez waited, fidgeting and shifting her pregnant belly in her chair at the Santa Monica community health center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
As the land war droned on, the power of the submarine was being starkly demonstrated on the high seas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would be no fruit.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The mostly instrumental “Panorama” swirls banjo, mandolin, strings and horns with droning electronics, landing on a kind of spaced-out Americana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The little wagon retains the flat-four’s characteristic droning when it revs out, as when merging with highway traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
I stood there, holding the receiver, until a dial tone came droning on the other end.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing drone
A Long Walk to Water
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Instead of "Said": Words That Sound Like What They Mean
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
"Of Mice and Men"
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
