How to Use cockpit in a Sentence

cockpit

noun
  • Two men waved from the cockpit.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Those who skip the cockpit risk stalling mid-air.
    — Doaa K. Darwish, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The roomy cockpit seats two kids (or one kid and a ton of toys).
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 9 May 2023
  • The cockpit is snug for two, but it's lined with leather and faux suede.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2023
  • How does such a war look from inside a cockpit?
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Youngsters can climb steps to sit in the cockpit.
    — Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Pilots will need to be trained on the changes made in the cockpit.
    — Curtis Tate, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Garza saw people leave their cars to try to smash the cockpit glass.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Stucky climbed through a side hatch into the left seat of the cockpit.
    — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • There's a cockpit up front, with enough room for a pilot to sit.
    — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The two crews quickly took their places in their planes' cockpits.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The two crews quickly took their places in their planes’ cockpits.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Leah stepped out of the cockpit, and Tony moved up to the big leagues.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The arena in which a cockfight is held is called a cockpit.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The cockpit of the ship opens up, with space to place one of the minifigures and the droid.
    — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Alarms from the cockpit can be heard blaring in the recording.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • On a split screen, viewers could see what Banger saw from the cockpit.
    — The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The cockpit voice recording stops.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The plane’s captain must approve who rides in the cockpit jump seats.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • See the legendary late-night host pop up outside of a plane’s cockpit.
    — Jodi Upchurch, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • There are a whole bunch of buttons on the wheel, hand controls in the cockpit.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, in the cockpit, all eyes were trained on the horizon.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Taylor claimed Martz urged her to join them in the cockpit to get the best view.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There’s going to be two pilots in that cockpit, at least two on that plane.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The canopy blows off, rockets ignite, and the seat rides on rails out of cockpit.
    — Kevin V. Brown, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021
  • Alarms sounded in the cockpit as the pilots searched for a place to put the plane down.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The body is hinged at the front to allow the pilot access to the cockpit.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Ricard leaned his head into the cockpit.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The large cockpit offers plenty of space for a long day of fishing.
    — Ben Duchesney, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023

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