helicopter

Example Sentences

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It felt like missing the last helicopter out of ’Nam, as if I were running after couplehood as bombs went off around me and yelling, “Nnnnnooooooooooo!!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Then they will be flown ashore by helicopter before being taken by plane to Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The rover is currently collecting data and deployed the agency’s Ingenuity helicopter, which became the first craft to conduct a controlled flight on another planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of trekkers, an official said Tuesday, a long-running racket threatening the country's vital tourism industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The helicopter was still a ways off, but they could see its searchlight cutting through the darkness, illuminating the falling snow.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz