How to Use air marshal in a Sentence

air marshal

noun
  • He was wrestled down by the flight’s two air marshals and crew members.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • While crown prince, the king made his pet poodle, since deceased, an air marshal.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Indeed, the same could be said for the entire air marshal service.
    — John Mueller, Vox, 4 Aug. 2018
  • Allison said of how many in-flight terror plots have been stopped by air marshals.
    — CBS News, 11 May 2018
  • There was no word on the nature of the injuries to the flight attendant and air marshal.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The air marshal was able to detain the suspect and police helped to remove him from the plane.
    — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2021
  • If everything else fails, the air marshal is there to take down anything that may happen.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
  • Police did not say if the flight attendant or air marshal were injured in the assault.
    — al, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The flight attendants then asked the federal air marshals on the flight to help with Beach.
    — Fox News, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Two undercover air marshals sat beside them during the flight.
    — The Economist, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The deputies separated the air marshals from the crowd and created a skirmish line between the two groups in the parking lot.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Several air marshals had to come out from undercover to help deal with her, prosecutors said.
    — Washington Post, 15 July 2019
  • The charges against Martucci were later dropped, but he was still suspended from his job as a federal air marshal.
    — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 14 Dec. 2017
  • But interviews with more than two dozen former and current federal air marshals describe an agency in crisis.
    — Ron Nixon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Chief Ronny Potts, a former air marshal, patrols schools with the help of three reserve officers.
    — Diane Smith and Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram, 4 June 2018
  • An affidavit from a federal air marshal said that Alani tampered with the plane in hopes of obtaining overtime pay.
    — NBC News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Without an air marshal on board, flight attendants asked if there was any law enforcement to help, passengers recounted.
    — Megan Forrester, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Jones got up from his seat several times during the flight and made three attempts to go to the front of the plane and open the cockpit door, an air marshal wrote in an affidavit.
    — Rashard Rose, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Later that year, Skinner left the Capitol Police and became an air marshal.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018
  • And based on the federal air marshal protocol of remaining mum unless duty calls, this is probably a good thing.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Michael LaFrance joined the air marshals after 9/11 and now helps run the agency's training center.
    — CBS News, 11 May 2018
  • The hijackers prepared for the operation in Afghanistan, where some learned to hijack planes and disarm air marshals.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
  • McCarthy will presumably bring air marshal Ben Falcone.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
  • He was indicted on two counts of assaulting a flight attendant and a federal air marshal in January of last year.
    — Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The Sheriff's Department said the air marshals called for help, prompting dozens of deputies from two nearby stations to respond.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Officials did not provide information on the conditions of the flight attendant and air marshal.
    — NBC News, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Additionally, some flights include armed air marshals who are trained federal agents who fly undercover.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The air marshal suffered minor injuries and did not need medical attention, the TSA said.
    — Ian Duncan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Hiring events have drawn record interest for officer roles, federal air marshals, and other positions.
    — Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Typically, air marshals intervene only when a serious safety threat exceeds what the flight crew can manage.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

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