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Then Alice and Bob get into rocket ships that fly off in opposite directions at close to the speed of light.—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Ashe is a rocket ship that can’t be reined in, and watching the restrained, comparably rational Coop try to lasso him is reliably entertaining.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026 Look at Dusty May’s two-year rocket ship of success at Michigan.—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 However, for Grace, on board the rocket ship, that journey takes only about four years to complete.—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rocket ship