warplane

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Recent Examples of warplane The Pentagon also ordered a second flotilla and sent additional warplanes to the region. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 The incident comes less than three months after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025 The ministers also agreed to speed up the process involving the maintenance of U.S. warships and warplanes in Japan to strengthen and complement Japanese and U.S. defense industries. Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025 Such a protection would almost certainly mean British, French and other warplanes stationed in Ukraine, along with aircrews and accompanying logistical support. Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
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Noun
  • Inuit started living here full-time in the 1940s and 1950s, when the U.S. military hired them to help build a navigation tower and a radar station to detect Soviet bombers coming over the pole.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Law enforcement sources told The Times that the bomber used a very large amount of explosives — so much that the bomb shredded his remains.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The San Diego Fire Department said that the fire at the crash site was caused by leaking jet fuel, which was why an evacuation of the area was a top priority.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Getty Images Airlines are facing an uphill battle during peak travel season as delivery delays at Boeing and Airbus fuel a commercial jet shortage.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Seaborne, which operates a seaplane service in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is also flying under court protection.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • The tag features palm trees, a parrot, sandals on the beach and a seaplane floating in the waters amid a sunset.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • O'Connor was undefeated in her boxing matches since turning pro in 2021, and won several high-ranking titles, including a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth World Championships as an amateur fighter.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • He had been sent to the United States to make sure that Israel had access to advanced fighters in the event of war with surrounding Arab countries.
    Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The jetliner would be the most expensive gift ever given to a sitting American president, by far.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025

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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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