my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Lean your chest forward while extending the other leg behind you like an airplane.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Aug. 2026 On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.—Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2026 Two airplanes blew out their tires after landing in Chicago in separate incidents on the same day, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2026 The new records provide additional detail about the airplane’s final seconds but do not explain what caused the sudden loss of control.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airplane
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings
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