How to Use aircraft in a Sentence

aircraft

noun
  • No trace was found of the four men or their aircraft.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • The weapons can be dropped from aircraft or fired from the ground.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • People think that the rear of the aircraft is bad.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has been forced to turn to a backup aircraft.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Polish jets shot down at least three of the aircraft.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Two people were on board each aircraft.
    — Chloe Mayer john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Within a week, both aircraft had been cleared for flight.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
  • With that extension comes a shift in how the aircraft will be used.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Women flying the same aircraft had yet to rise through the ranks.
    — Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • Another one of that small pool of aircraft has been scratched.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • If those seats are booked, the next best bet is a seat closer to the front of the aircraft.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Up on the flight deck, military aircraft land and launch.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Children who weigh more than 40 pounds can use the aircraft seat belt.
    — Dr. Katherine Williamson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Trump has been forced rely on a backup aircraft.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • After the plane crashed, red flames erupted from the aircraft as the ground shook.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The space aircraft's ninth test flight in May also didn't go as hoped.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The aircraft has since been removed from the runway.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Those plans could include grounding some of its aircraft.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, aircraft design has improved.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The world’s most famous footballer rides on this aircraft.
    — Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • In moments, the unmanned aircraft knocks him down.
    — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Their 10-year-old son, Finn, was not aboard the aircraft and was safe.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Like, standing on the bridge of an aircraft and all the alarms are all going off, all the time.
    — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This aircraft is going to be there in seven minutes or so.
    — Dave Carlin, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Disabled aircraft did not remain in place.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Bees at airports Bee swarms on aircraft are rare but not unheard of.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • But most of this happens as a result of the aircraft, not jumping.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2023
  • The aircraft flew low to avoid detection.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
  • No one was harmed and only the pilot was on board the aircraft, police said.
    — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There were two people in each aircraft at the time of the incident.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025

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