How to Use airplane in a Sentence

airplane

noun
  • In the past, Cruise has hung on the sides of skyscrapers and airplanes.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Once the weather cleared, an airplane and three drones were launched to search the area.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This is not the sound of ordinance that's dropped from an airplane.
    Matt Seyler, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In the 1930s, an airplane could beat a train across the country by hopscotching from city to city.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some even fly on airplanes before they’re released back in the wild.
    Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The urban plan follows the Cartesian shape of an airplane.
    Clarissa Tossin, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The sheriff took him into custody on a theft of an airplane charge.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Anything right now that happens to a United airplane makes the news.
    David Koenig, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The goal of the pilot project is to create tires for airplanes and other vehicles for use by the Air Force.
    Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • The new rule will not apply to current airplanes in service.
    Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Shoppers, prepare for landing… a new pair of airplane pants, that is.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Esti also played in a playroom, while Miles took a selfie with his dad from their airplane seats.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Some are light, with straps for easy carrying, and some are small enough to fit into the overhead bin of an airplane.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The trailer begins simple enough with an airplane flying through the sky.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Have kids write simple prompts on note cards (swimming, dog, airplane), then take turns acting out the words.
    Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
  • On Thursday, the Poosh founder posted about the trip, including a shot of baby Rocky’s toes on an airplane.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The airline hopes to have the seats available on five additional airplanes by next spring.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • The slate is small enough to slip into a backpack and fits perfectly on an airplane tray table.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Phil, who had gotten his pilot's license at age 16, took Robin up in an airplane for their first date.
    Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • There’s no way the residents making those complaints have been around all that time, getting more and more annoyed at the prospect of airplane noise.
    Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
  • While the airplane sat on the tarmac, the flight crew waiting for clearance to take off, a tumult broke out among the migrants in the cabin and the officers were attacked.
    Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
  • This applies to the art deco interior that mimics the cockpit of a jet airplane as well.
    Greg S. Fink, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Think of it like an airplane carry-on and pack accordingly.
    Annie Gabillet, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • However, the emissions from these industries don’t just come from the fuel used in each race car or airplane.
    Jess Shanahan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On Friday, the carrier said that more than half of its airplanes would not be operating in the coming week.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Frequently Asked Questions Can a child bring a backpack on an airplane?
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2023
  • When not in use, the Cord's headlights folded into the front fenders, a design cribbed from the retractable landing lights of Stinson airplanes.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 4 June 2023
  • The top features an oversized collar that lays flat when unzipped or it can be zipped up and used as a cozy neck gaiter on a chilly airplane or when walking outside.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The company’s chairman and head of the commercial airplane unit also are leaving.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Father and son were master builders of paper airplanes, testing them at a park now named after the astronaut.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023

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