How to Use air traffic controller in a Sentence

air traffic controller

noun
  • That means air traffic controllers have been swept up in the day of protest.
    — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2019
  • Being an air traffic controller is no walk in the park.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • An air traffic controller took the call and guided him step-by-step.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 May 2022
  • Why was there an air traffic controller shortage in the first place?
    — Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Why was there an air traffic controller shortage in the first place?
    — Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Shults radioed to air traffic controllers, not a hint of alarm in her voice.
    — Matthew Haag, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The air traffic controller on duty was not amused.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Fliers and air traffic controllers are not leverage.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Shutdown would mean troops won’t get paid, air traffic controllers wouldn’t get paid.
    — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • An air traffic controller might be locked in on the quirks of a certain runway.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • An air traffic controller paid tribute as the plane hit the ground at the airport.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Two air traffic controllers must be on duty through the late-night arrivals rush.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Moments later, an air traffic controller told him to pull up.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2018
  • An air traffic controller then called 911.
    — Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Headphones, near the size of an air traffic controller’s, shielded his ears.
    — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
  • Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What are air traffic controllers saying?
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Coffee naps seem to be a smart move for those with night shifts, such as doctors and air traffic controllers.
    — NBC News, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Without a promise of pay, many air traffic controllers have called in sick or just not shown up for work.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The air traffic controller tried to warn the vehicle.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Even air traffic controllers themselves are worried about it.
    — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Part pterodactyl, part air traffic controller.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Will air traffic controllers be able to handle the workload with fewer staff?
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There has been a systemic problem with hiring of air traffic controllers for more than a decade.
    — Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There has been a systemic problem with hiring of air traffic controllers for more than a decade.
    — Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • An air traffic controller had cleared the vehicle to cross the runway.
    — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Before the plane landed, the pilot asked the air traffic controller to send medics to meet the plane.
    — Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018
  • To make matters worse, there was already a shortage of air traffic controllers.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • How does the shutdown affect air traffic controllers?
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • How does the shutdown affect air traffic controllers?
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025

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