trajectory

Example Sentences

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An exhibition focuses on a brief period of the artist’s career that set him on a trajectory for global fame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nasa estimates that this could edge past the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970, depending on the fine details of the timing and trajectory.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The agency has adjusted the spacecraft's trajectory so that the angle of re-entry into the atmosphere should be slightly less severe for the shield.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She followed its trajectory toward its end: the ground.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack