helicopter

Example Sentences

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It was the distant sound of a helicopter from the US Air Force's 920th Rescue Wing.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

A bizarre pursuit unfolded along residential streets in Oceanside as a helicopter and half a dozen sheriff’s patrol cars chased a teen on an electric dirt bike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Sarah Miracle, a 42-year-old criminal and family attorney with an 8-year-old son who lives in Maryville, Tenn., claims she has seen an even more extreme consequence of helicopter parenting play out in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Black Hawk helicopter and air-defense radar system in Baghdad in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The helicopter continued on to Kendra, where the smokestacks of a paper mill normally puffed gray clouds into the sky, twenty-four hours a day.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret