How to Use hot-air balloon in a Sentence

hot-air balloon

noun

• Rides in shrimp boats, goes up in a hot-air balloon, attends a rattlesnake roundup.
  — Michael Paterniti, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The Olympic cauldron that's lit by the torch was actually a hot-air balloon.
  — Alex Haddon, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2024
• Guests who would like to opt for a hot-air balloon ride over Luxor can arrange one for $150 per person.
  — The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2023
• The league expands more often than a hot-air balloon and has changed its playoff format three times in the last six seasons.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• The best way to experience its sheer beauty, size, and emptiness is via a hot-air balloon ride.
  — Samantha Gordon Published, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
• Their virtual schedule was packed: a hot-air balloon ride, then a safari, then to the grocery store.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Things to do besides eat include winery hopping and hot-air balloon rides.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
• The Olympic torch levitated like a giant hot-air balloon.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
• The developers were not surprised at all to learn that players figured out how to fly for longer than a hot-air balloon would allow.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2023
• Saperstein recommends at least one private hot-air balloon flight for your group, capped with a champagne toast.
  — Leora Rothschild, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
• The cauldron featured a ring of flames nearly 23-feet in diameter, topped by a hot-air balloon 98-meters high.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
• Typically cryptic, Lagerfeld wouldn’t divulge specifics save for one clue: a sketch of a hot-air balloon.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 2 May 2023
• The ending happens on a hot-air balloon that defies the laws of aviation by functioning like an airplane.
  — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
• The journey includes exclusive access to many of the sites, including the Sphinx in Egypt, a hot-air balloon trip over the Serengeti, luxury safari camps in the bush, and glamping in the Sahara.
  — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023
• Memorable hot-air balloon rides over the lush vineyards are also highly rated by guests.
  — Isis Briones, housebeautiful.com, 3 June 2023
• Peter Carnes, who launched the first hot-air balloon flight in America in 1784 in Philadelphia, lived in and flew hot-air balloons in Augusta.
  — Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• Both Davies and Theriault recommend that first-time visitors to Sedona book a hot-air balloon ride.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
• As Grace Coddington’s assistant at that time, Nasr recalled landing a hot-air balloon in the town square, where the supermodel was head-to-toe in Voyage.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
• The sky is punctuated by a hot-air balloon, a dirigible and a zooming biplane.
  — Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Suspended above the action in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and more thundering across the land, is an immense privilege.
  — Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
• The camp can also arrange for hot-air balloon rides, visits to Masai communities, and meals out in the bush for a final hurrah before your flight back to Nairobi.
  — Leora Rothschild, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
• Step 6Hold each pop over candy melts and spoon coating on top, rotating stick, until hot-air balloon is completely coated.
  — Woman's Day, 26 May 2023
• In January, four people died and another was critically injured when a hot-air balloon crashed in the Arizona desert.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
• Gerry and various dates ride horses, an all-terrain vehicle, a hot-air balloon.
  — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Amara's natural allures run the gamut: complimentary mountain bikes, hot-air balloon outings, and an infinity pool with a view of the red rocks, to name a few.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
• Lily’s anticipation of the Champions League match against Chelsea had grown like a hot-air balloon approaching from a distance, slow but imposing.
  — Tamerra Griffin, The Athletic, 3 Apr. 2024
• Play golf, tennis, or pickleball, or take advantage of concierge arrangements for hot-air balloon rides, stargazing, biking, hiking, and more.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
• Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.
  — Maija De Rijk-Uys, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
• The family-friendly fun event includes hot-air balloon displays, midway rides and even professional wrestling.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2023
• The drink’s unique presentation — mounted on a whimsical stand shaped like a hot-air balloon — symbolized the journey its ingredients took to come together.
  — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024