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Around him, people looked upward, searching for the warplane.—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 And though Banai practiced sheltering and school drills, warplanes overhead were a rarity.—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026 Over the years, Beijing has sent warplanes and navy vessels toward the island on a near-daily basis.—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Japanese warplanes attacked, torpedoed and bombed the ship, which caught fire before flooding and slowly sinking.—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warplane