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And last year, a Navy parachutist missed his mark and landed on a mother and her young daughter, causing minor injuries.—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 The parachutist, observing broad patterns and movements across vast stretches of space and time, might glance at Gardner’s photo and see a handful of white men deep in Indian Country.—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 There were also horses, mules, parachutists, Revolutionary War reenactments, Army bands and historical pageantry.—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Helicopters and World War II-era warplanes will fly overhead and Army parachutists will soar down to the White House's ellipse, where Trump will preside over the parade from a presidential booth.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for parachutist
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