How to Use aircraft carrier in a Sentence

aircraft carrier

noun
  • Will those two aircraft carriers be pulled back?
    CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • This was the first aircraft carrier that allows planes to take off and land of the same time.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2023
  • If that works, then why not turn the bombers into aircraft carriers?
    New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
  • San Diego is one of the few places in the world that is home to three aircraft carriers.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That work cannot be accomplished from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The aircraft carrier has been based in San Diego the past three years.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • One sailor died and the aircraft carrier was sidelined in Guam for weeks.
    NBC News, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The software down the road might also be used for aircraft carriers and jets.
    Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
  • China launched a new aircraft carrier that’s one of its most advanced to date.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • One is slightly more than one-million square feet – big enough to park two aircraft carriers.
    Robert Costa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • To boot, the scene is on an aircraft carrier with jets careening to stops on the platform.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The next aircraft carrier to be built will be named for the grandson of slaves and a son of sharecroppers.
    CBS News, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Then there was a warm exchange on an aircraft carrier in New York.
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2018
  • That included two aircraft carriers and the escort ships that are part of each strike group.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers even got a look at some of the marine life that have made the remnants of the aircraft carrier their home.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • There aren't even any aircraft carriers in the Mideast region at this moment in time.
    CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • One aircraft carrier group is already in the region and another is on the way.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Crew members pushed the wreckage into the ocean and brought the pilot on board the aircraft carrier.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The battleship used to rule the seas thanks to big guns and thick armor, was displaced by the aircraft carrier.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The damage was so bad the Navy later sold the mini-aircraft carrier for scrap.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Modern aircraft carriers are no longer just platforms for launching jets.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
  • It was designed for foxholes and aircraft carriers.
    Allison Palmer march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The crowd of 3,000 was made up mostly of sailors from the aircraft carrier as well as fans of both teams.
    Bernie Wilson, ajc, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The Navy has nine of those and 11 aircraft carriers, though not all ships are combat-ready at any one time.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There's a shot of Kong and Godzilla both standing on an aircraft carrier.
    Rhett Allain, Wired, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The United States, in response, sent two aircraft carrier groups to the area.
    New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The vacuum system used to flush sewage through the ship's plumbing was new to aircraft carriers, though it has been used by cruise ships.
    Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The 50-year-old Nimitz is the oldest aircraft carrier in the Navy.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Another aircraft carrier is on the way to the region, with more naval destroyers in tow.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This approach blurs the line between amphibious ship and light aircraft carrier.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025

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