flight

Example Sentences

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Sagan and his team mapped out flight paths for placeholders, based on stadium locations and rough dates, long before the official drawing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Nigeria has postponed the first planned evacuation flight for 270 of its citizens that was due to leave on Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The preliminary report, released on July 12, indicated External link that two fuel cutoff switches transitioned from “RUN” to “CUTOFF,” according to the flight data recorder.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I had the chance to use it on a recent flight from the West Coast.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Poised for flight, with my heart thumping, I peered closer, my eyes adjusting to the gloom.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo