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Examples of rocket ship in a Sentence
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Elon Musk is moving the headquarters of social media platform X and rocket ship maker SpaceX from California to Texas, blaming a new law that bars school districts in the state from requiring that parents be notified of changes in their child’s gender identification.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 July 2024
In 2021: Billionaire businessman Richard Branson became the first civilian to reach space via his own rocket ship, the Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
The Orlando, Florida, property rents for more than $4,000 per night and includes an entertainment complex with a bowling alley, an arcade, and a lighted rocket ship display.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
On his rocket ship to movie stardom, Glen Powell had been keeping a killer Christian Bale impression in his back pocket.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Rocket ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20ship. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
rocket ship
noun
: a spaceship driven by rockets
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