Examples of the tarmac in a Sentence
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The Captain’s confession takes us through the closing days of the Vietnam War and into Los Angeles’ Vietnamese exile community, from the tarmac on the eve of Saigon’s fall to the snooty halls of academia to the chaotic set of a Hollywood movie about the war.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The plane sits on the tarmac without moving for 92 horrendous minutes.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Ultimately, Plane Jane landed without too much turbulence, leaving fashion queen Q on the tarmac.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Some watchers, like Brandon Beck, 43, flew in Sunday night from San Diego and spent the night in a sleeping bag on the tarmac next to his friend’s Mooney single-prop piston four-seater.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, March 21, 2019.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
The Santa Barbara Airport has been shut down due to the dangerous conditions as water floods the tarmac and neighboring roads, the state’s transportation department said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
The Grammy-winning star, 33, was seen hugging some of her fellow passengers on the tarmac following their exit from the plane in footage captured by the outlet.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Gang attacks near Haiti’s international and domestic airports in the capital left a police officer wounded and jetliners shot up on the tarmac Thursday, prompting two U.S.-based airlines to cancel flights out of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The plane sits on the tarmac without moving for 92 horrendous minutes.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Ultimately, Plane Jane landed without too much turbulence, leaving fashion queen Q on the tarmac.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Some watchers, like Brandon Beck, 43, flew in Sunday night from San Diego and spent the night in a sleeping bag on the tarmac next to his friend’s Mooney single-prop piston four-seater.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, March 21, 2019.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
The Santa Barbara Airport has been shut down due to the dangerous conditions as water floods the tarmac and neighboring roads, the state’s transportation department said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
The Grammy-winning star, 33, was seen hugging some of her fellow passengers on the tarmac following their exit from the plane in footage captured by the outlet.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Gang attacks near Haiti’s international and domestic airports in the capital left a police officer wounded and jetliners shot up on the tarmac Thursday, prompting two U.S.-based airlines to cancel flights out of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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