piloted

Example Sentences

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Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The 27-year-old, who admitted to having piloted the vessel, appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Several staged sets of chutes deployed automatically to slow our descent, then Martinez manually piloted us to the ground, using the thrusters to slow descent and control our lateral motion.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir