How to Use flight path in a Sentence

flight path

noun
  • No other planes were on their flight path.
  • The wind and the weather, or the flight path of a bird—a bird!
    — Paul Yoon, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019
  • The pop-star-to-film-star flight path often ends in a crash.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But the best flight path is letting the market work.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • No survivors were found along the flight path, the agency said.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Stout said that could help reduce noise and spread flight paths farther south.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Sadie puts her nose to the air to pick up the scent of the bird's dander left in its flight path.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The flight path stops short of the airport after turning east.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The noisy planes were not so welcome to the people living along the flight path.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • For certain clients, the data revealed flight paths some drones took.
    — Wired, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Had everything gone to plan, the flight path would have sat just south of the building.
    — Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Massey was able to shift his hips, gauge the depth of the flight path and track the baseball into the glove.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
  • From the meeting spot, the photo group would end up right under the flight path of the cranes.
    — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • But the drone’s flight path could be read as a message from Iran about the perils of war.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
  • SoFi is under an LAX flight path.
    — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Its flight path to the Great Park was winding, speakers said.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Housing remains the main event as to this year’s inflation flight path.
    — Sean Hanlon, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • No survivors were found along the flight path, according to the agency.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Carbajal told the paper the crew wouldn't have spotted him if their flight path hadn't gone by the camp.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 22 July 2021
  • These incidents consist of any instances in which a pilot sees a laser in their flight path.
    — Catherine Allen, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • If all goes to plan, the collision will redirect the space rock and alter its flight path.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Sainz’s old house was under the flight path from Sky Harbor airport.
    — Erin Stone, azcentral, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The recorded flight path shows the aircraft circled a few times before landing.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Space, and the flight paths to and through it, was basically uncharted.
    — Sarah Scoles, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Creating drifts of plants will create a flight path hummingbirds can’t miss.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
  • The Army’s recent track record didn’t bode well for those positioned under the flight path.
    — Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The drones have been operating outside of their normal flight paths.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Lord, in proud baseball tradition, proceeded to give a play-by-play of the owl's flight path.
    — Katie Vogel, Cincinnati.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • After liftoff, the rocket will tear past the speed of sound, and near the top of its flight path, will detach from the capsule.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Airlines follow flight paths that in some cases date back to the 1930s.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2020

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