How to Use aboard in a Sentence

aboard

1 of 2 adverb or adjective
  • All four men aboard were killed.
    Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Click or tap here to come aboard.
    Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This might be a good time to jump aboard.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • One of their own, in a way, was aboard.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • On the sisal side, your cat can hop aboard and go to town.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There were no patients aboard at the time.
    ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The pike seemed subdued and ready to come aboard.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Eleven people aboard were killed.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Worried about whether your medicine is okay to bring aboard?
    Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
  • In fact, two-thirds of the men had come aboard ravaged with scurvy.
    Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Knapp came aboard in June 2024.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Stuck aboard with her is a Xenomorph that stalks you for most of the game.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Welcome, Daphne — and all aboard.
    Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But the wave is coming, and your best hope is to get aboard and ride it to shore.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • One boat had five people aboard, the other had nine.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • There’s also space for nine crew aboard across five cabins.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That ownership group were the ones who took the leap to bring me aboard.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • None of the 139 people aboard were hurt.
    ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Hop aboard for one last adventure!
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The flatworm climbs aboard, rides along and drops off somewhere new — no harm done to the host.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The vessel’s captain and one crew member were aboard.
    Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The two people aboard were treated for their injuries.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • All that’s left to do is hop aboard because the train’s leaving the station!
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The ship's crew are still aboard, the official noted.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • As to when the next coach will come aboard, Stone didn't mince words Monday.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Twelve teenage girls, including his daughter, and his wife were aboard.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • There was no ticket office and no platform—just a spot to stand to wait to climb aboard.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Even with bumpy seas and seven people aboard, our boat read 55 mph on the speedo.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But the two children aboard were big supporters.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Local media said both people aboard were killed.
    Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

aboard

2 of 2 preposition
  • So how did such a seal get aboard the ship?
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • No one aboard the train was injured.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • How many people were aboard the flight?
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Two people were aboard each plane.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Hop aboard a dragon, let’s ride.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Below, what to see, do, and eat aboard this train tour.
    Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Rise in space aboard Artemis II.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • All aboard Virginia’s most scenic fall train ride!
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There is ugliness and abuse in these scenes aboard the dark ship.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The goal is to be doling out welcome aboard bro hugs this time of year.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Three people aboard the vessel were killed.
    Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • White barnacles, like stars, climb aboard her shell and fall asleep.
    Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Half of the people aboard perished.
    ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • None of the more than 200 people aboard the plane were hurt.
    ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • The trip will take place aboard the Oceania Vista ship.
    Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • This spirit will travel with the crew aboard the capsule.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • She was brought aboard the boat, where she was treated for hypothermia.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, no astronauts will fly aboard the spacecraft.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Tudor has bravely leapt aboard a sinking ship.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train?
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Eighty-four people were aboard the plane at the time, according to court records.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • No one aboard the train was reported injured.
    ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Alcohol will still be available aboard the ship.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • The two happened to be aboard the same flight, sitting mere feet from each other on the plane.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Their 10-year-old son, Finn, was not aboard the aircraft and was safe.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All 67 people aboard both aircraft died.
    Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Trying to fly aboard a commercial airline with your pet can be a pain.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 May 2023
  • Once aboard the main ship, they were welcomed with a firing squad pointing blasters at their heads.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Then, Josh Rojas got aboard on a fielder’s choice.
    Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • Virginia is the fifth state to report the return of locals who were aboard the ship.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026

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