plane

Example Sentences

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By comparison, coalition forces lost roughly a plane a day during 43 days of Desert Storm, said Deptula who now runs the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Wreckage of the An-26 aircraft was found on Tuesday after the plane lost contact with authorities during a "routine flight", according to the ministry.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A plane crash leads to an unseemly fight over bilingualism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was the mail plane from Anchorage on its way to Nome.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell