airplane

Example Sentences

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"Diagnosing an extremely complex airplane with an outdated playbook is impossible," says the Foundation's executive director, Ed Pierson.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

An era when letters traveled no faster than an airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The overall group employed 13,844 people at the end of 2025, including around 500 people at the Garden Grove facility that manufactures “transparencies,” which are airplane windows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Birmingham, UK-headquartered company develops airplane technology and said in a statement Sunday that it is "working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak."

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

During World War II, Powers's dad paid $2.50 for Francis, then fourteen, to take his first airplane ride, in a single-engine Piper Cub; after landing, Francis told him, "Dad, I left my heart up there."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau