helicopter

Example Sentences

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She will hop into a helicopter moments after the Indy 500 and head to a nearby private jet that will zip her 366 miles to Concord Airport near Charlotte in an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Footage published by Centcom shows US marines rappelling from a helicopter on to the deck of a ship, said to be the oil tanker Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

He said on Saturday that this week Ukraine had already destroyed high-value Russian military equipment, including aircraft, a helicopter and a cargo ship.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He said locals told him they had spotted unusual helicopter activity there during the current war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Using a soup ladle attached to an ice axe, Swanson reached out, straining to touch the ground as the helicopter lowered nearer and nearer the summit.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone