Mayday
Example Sentences
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Boylan himself called in a Mayday at 3:14 a.m. and jumped overboard, which prosecutors described as abandoning ship.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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 that case,” a pilot responded, “we declare emergency: Mayday. Mayday, Mayday.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
About two minutes later, the pilot called in a Mayday and air traffic command gave permission for the plane to land from the opposite direction, the official said.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
Mayday, mayday, for pilots whose planes had been hit, and ships — was it ships too? — at sea.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
