liner

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Recent Examples of liner In it, the Argentinian journalist Pizarro Lastra interviews the three writers who came on board the luxury transatlantic liner. Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 Shower Curtain, Liner, and Hooks The bottom hem of a shower liner stays damp essentially all the time, which is why mildew always starts there and works its way up. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026 José Ramírez reached 1,700 career hits with a liner just past the outstretched glove of Minnesota shortstop Brooks Lee and into left field in the seventh inning, driving in Steven Kwan. ABC News, 8 May 2026 The Rays tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Simpson, arguably the fastest player in MLB who would have had an inside the park home run had Wilyer Abreu not ranged over to cut off his liner down the right-field line. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner
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Noun
  • With White out and the possibility of James not being 100 per cent, Thomas Tuchel has previously played Ezri Konsa (who should be on the plane anyway as a centre-back option) as a right-back.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Two minutes later, the right engine of a plane traveling 150 mph slammed into Mott, bursting into flame upon impact.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The Giants ship edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux out of town before the NFL trade deadline.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • By now, half the world has registered an opinion on Kylie Jenner’s nipple-forward Venus de Milo homage or the clipper ship perched on Madonna’s head at this year’s Met Gala.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • According to public health officials, at least two former passengers are quarantining at home in Georgia; three in California, where a fourth person, who was not a passenger but was exposed to an ill passenger aboard an airplane, is also in quarantine.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Customers dine beneath hanging model airplanes and can watch planes take off and land through floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the airport tarmac.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Boeing has been retrofitting 747s originally built for a now-defunct Russian airliner.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • Kodak inventing digital cameras but opting to prioritize its dominant film business; and the persistent joint venture funding of the Concord supersonic airliner despite strong evidence that the project wouldn’t become commercially viable.
    Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On May 6, a Navy jet fired several rounds from its 20mm cannon to disable the rudder of a tanker.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern, saying the tanker was registered in the Marshall Islands with Chinese crew on board.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The drone logistics sector has largely pursued faster, heavier aircraft capable of carrying large deliveries over long distances.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Acrolein can be formed when materials burn, such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vapes, wood, plastics and gasoline for cars, trucks, ships and aircraft.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • That's faster than the five-seater Joby Aviation flew between JFK Airport and New York City's heliport network (200 mph or 322 km/h) as part of an air taxi demo last week.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 May 2026
  • Earlier this year, Uber unveiled a new robotaxi intent on taking on Waymo, acquired parking platform SpotHero to add in-app parking reservations, and announced Uber Air, a partnership with Joby Aviation to bring all-electric air taxi service to users.
    Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
  • How did anyone get away with flying people on a hydrogen airship?
    Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

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“Liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liner. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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