flyboy

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Recent Examples of flyboy The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024 There’s also Lewis Pullman, the Top Gun: Maverick supporting flyboy that shows up here as Lieutenant Thomas Keefer, Maryk’s best friend and the possible real inciter of rebellion here. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023 Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022 This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars. Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flyboy
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Noun
  • The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Igbokwe, who is NBCUniversal‘s chairman of Television Studios, NBC Entertainment and Peacock scripted, discusses the return of the pilot process at NBC, the importance of multigenerational co-viewing and harnessing the power of broadcast and streaming platforms.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Second, when a plane crashes, the pilots die too.
    Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nagel, an Air Force test pilot, served as a NASA astronaut from 1979 to 1995.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Released in 2014, Interstellar took place in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from world-ending famine, prompting a group of astronauts — led by former NASA test pilot Coop (Matthew McConaughey) — to go in search of a new home for humanity.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His grandfather was a naval aviator, and his uncle served in the Navy as well.
    Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Users on Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, could place bets on when the airman would be rescued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Users on Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, could place bets on when the airman would be rescued.
    Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Flyboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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