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An American Airlines regional jet with a congressman on board made an emergency landing and evacuated on the tarmac on Friday after smoke was reported in the cabin moments before landing.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Overnight, indentations in the tarmac had been filled with sand, to ease the passing of the royal carriages.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Late Friday night, more than 200 people sat alongside the tarmac at Denver International Airport.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama could see a blue Tesla Model X waiting for him on the tarmac, gull-wing door in the air, somehow high enough to reach his eye level.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Overnight, indentations in the tarmac had been filled with sand, to ease the passing of the royal carriages.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Late Friday night, more than 200 people sat alongside the tarmac at Denver International Airport.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama could see a blue Tesla Model X waiting for him on the tarmac, gull-wing door in the air, somehow high enough to reach his eye level.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the tarmac
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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