helicopter

Example Sentences

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The cost of a medevac helicopter was in the tens of thousands of dollars.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Richard Nixon left the White House via the South Lawn after announcing his resignation in 1974 in the culmination of the Watergate scandal, boarding a military helicopter and giving his trademark double victory sign.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

She will hop into a helicopter moments after the Indy 500 and head to a nearby private jet that will zip her 366 miles to Concord Airport near Charlotte in an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Footage published by Centcom shows US marines rappelling from a helicopter on to the deck of a ship, said to be the oil tanker Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The helicopter swooped around and headed for the twins.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis