Mayday
Example Sentences
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The crew reported the severe turbulence and made a Mayday call at 08:01 with a request to divert to Bangkok.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Mayday" streams on Apple TV globally starting Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
In “The Testaments,” Lucy Halliday stars as Daisy, a new Pearl Girl who is really an undercover spy for Mayday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
In 1980, according to the article, sixteen Danish seamen issued a Mayday call, donned life jackets, and jumped into the North Sea as their vessel sank beneath them.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
