airplane
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, the damaged airplane was towed away, and authorities said they were working to reopen the runway where the collision took place "no later than Friday morning".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Another fan, Carlos Rodriquez, an airplane mechanic living in Tampa, disagreed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Because high-income households generally spend a relatively big share of their earnings on services such as airplane tickets and restaurant meals, services inflation has stayed elevated, said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Traveling upon the peach was not in the least like traveling in an airplane.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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