How to Use airplane mode in a Sentence

airplane mode

noun

• To avoid this, keep your phone in airplane mode when the ship is not in port.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Putting your phone in airplane mode when boarding a flight feels like common sense.
  — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
• Some fans placed their phones on low power mode and/or airplane mode, too, to save battery.
  — The Enquirer, 12 June 2023
• In other cases, they must be left in backpacks on airplane mode.
  — Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
• Grab your passport, book those flights and put your phone on airplane mode to truly disconnect.
  — Essence Lifestyle, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
• Your carry-on is safely stowed, your audiobook is queued up, and your phone is on airplane mode.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
• My trusty reporter’s notebook was back home, and my cerebral cortex was switched to airplane mode.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• Keep your phone on airplane mode to reduce the number of signals your phone emits and limit tracking.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
• Walmart has decided to put some of its delivery drones in airplane mode.
  — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
• Do some countries allow passengers to use their phone without airplane mode?
  — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2019
• Putting my phone in airplane mode and checking out of the world and back into a book doesn’t have to be restricted to daylight hours.
  — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
• Forgetting to put your cellphone in airplane mode on a cruise can be an expensive mistake.
  — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
• Your device is offline or in airplane mode during the search, so agents can't access anything online like your email.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 May 2025
• Nothing’s worse than flicking over to airplane mode and finding your phone is suddenly useless.
  — David Pierce, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
• Customers can attempt to resolve the issue by restarting their phone or toggling airplane mode.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
• The man’s phone was powered off or in airplane mode during multiple burglaries.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
• This means that even if your phone is unlocked, it cannot be put into airplane mode without Face ID.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
• When Shane specifically asked about airplane mode, Rudd doubled down.
  — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
• In the video, the pilot shared a real-life experience when phones that were not toggled to airplane mode interfered.
  — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
• Phones that are turned off, on airplane mode, or are not connected or associated with a cell tower will not receive the message.
  — Solcyre Burga, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
• Next vacation, leave your phone on airplane mode, bust out this handsome Backgammon set, and settle into a slower rhythm of life.
  — Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
• Students will have to either turn their cellphones off or place them on airplane mode which blocks incoming calls, texts and notifications.
  — Alecia Taylor, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
• Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
• Research has shown that just having your phone or computer near your bed — even in airplane mode — can cause lower-quality sleep, says Twenge.
  — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
• Research has shown that just having your phone or computer near your bed — even in airplane mode — can cause lower-quality sleep, says Twenge.
  — Andee Tagle, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
• Scheduling periods when your phone is on airplane mode—or switched to silent at the very least—can help foster good habits that will lead to a more balanced nervous system.
  — Georgia Day, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
• It has been known for people to put the device in airplane mode and disconnect from the internet so as to prevent it from being blocked remotely.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
• McFarlin placed his phone on airplane mode, left the area and was later arrested in Mono County.
  — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Go to your settings and turn on airplane mode for at least 15 seconds, according to Apple Support.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
• Go to your settings and turn on airplane mode for at least 15 seconds, according to Apple Support.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024