helicopter

Example Sentences

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“It’s like a nanny state, or helicopter parenting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Coast Guard images showed the 67-year-old man had carved “SOS” into what looked like charred ground before being rescued by helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"A helicopter has been sent to bring him to a hospital in Kathmandu."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Irish Coast Guard's helicopter Rescue 116, based in Dublin, and the Greenore Coast Guard unit were dispatched.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Nanuq was back, and they had fired their last cracker shell trying to signal a helicopter that wasn’t coming.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz