Examples of balloonist in a Sentence
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Getty Images Rodney Williams, a hot air balloonist from Branson, Missouri, is used to turning the skies into attractions.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Haunting photos reveal the fate of missing Arctic balloonists
Teen girls are spreading new words faster than ever
That time the British tried to blow up an island
When men's fashion had a revolution—in medieval times
Inflammation isn't always bad.
—Premium, 24 Jan. 2024
Haunting photos reveal the fate of missing Arctic balloonists
That time the British tried to blow up an island
When men's fashion had a revolution—in medieval times
A glass revolution is underway.
—Culture, 18 Jan. 2024
The pilot was identified in news reports as veteran balloonist Chris Ritland, a pilot at Quechee Balloon Rides, a tourism company offering scenic rides over Vermont's picturesque villages, farms, and covered bridges.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
At the time, Jim Henson was sponsoring a balloonist.
—Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
There are racquetball and handball players, even a hot air balloonist.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
Among hobby balloonists, there are suspicions that a balloon declared missing by the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Brigade was one of the ones shot down, as the publication Aviation Week Network first reported.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
The list is so impressive that Taylor, in his catalogue essay, rightly compares Ray to Nadar, the 19th-century portrait photographer (and pioneering balloonist), who compiled an unrivaled photographic record of the great artists, writers and other celebrities of his own era.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Haunting photos reveal the fate of missing Arctic balloonists
Teen girls are spreading new words faster than ever
That time the British tried to blow up an island
When men's fashion had a revolution—in medieval times
Inflammation isn't always bad.
—Premium, 24 Jan. 2024
Haunting photos reveal the fate of missing Arctic balloonists
That time the British tried to blow up an island
When men's fashion had a revolution—in medieval times
A glass revolution is underway.
—Culture, 18 Jan. 2024
The pilot was identified in news reports as veteran balloonist Chris Ritland, a pilot at Quechee Balloon Rides, a tourism company offering scenic rides over Vermont's picturesque villages, farms, and covered bridges.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
At the time, Jim Henson was sponsoring a balloonist.
—Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
There are racquetball and handball players, even a hot air balloonist.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
Among hobby balloonists, there are suspicions that a balloon declared missing by the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Brigade was one of the ones shot down, as the publication Aviation Week Network first reported.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
The list is so impressive that Taylor, in his catalogue essay, rightly compares Ray to Nadar, the 19th-century portrait photographer (and pioneering balloonist), who compiled an unrivaled photographic record of the great artists, writers and other celebrities of his own era.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
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“Balloonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloonist. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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