passenger
Example Sentences
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For a heavy passenger plane to take-off it requires a balance of several forces, including gravity, lift, thrust and drag.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
He could feel every passenger in the cabin staring at him.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Congress nationalized passenger and baggage screening at airports two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The 2.25-mile electric train system is designed to help reduce airport congestion by connecting terminals, parking lots and passenger pickup and drop-off areas — ferrying riders over the airport’s notorious horseshoe loop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Then, as if the Sputnik satellite wasn’t frightening enough, just one month later the Russians launched Sputnik 2, which carried a dog as a passenger.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing passenger
Greetings, World Traveler! — List 1
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