How to Use hot-air balloon in a Sentence

hot-air balloon

noun
  • Rides in shrimp boats, goes up in a hot-air balloon, attends a rattlesnake roundup.
    — Michael Paterniti, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Things to do besides eat include winery hopping and hot-air balloon rides.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • As the first sunlight begins to seep onto the horizon, our hot-air balloon starts to inflate.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The best way to experience its sheer beauty, size, and emptiness is via a hot-air balloon ride.
    — Samantha Gordon Published, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The Olympic cauldron that's lit by the torch was actually a hot-air balloon.
    — Alex Haddon, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2024
  • Saperstein recommends at least one private hot-air balloon flight for your group, capped with a champagne toast.
    — Leora Rothschild, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
  • The league expands more often than a hot-air balloon and has changed its playoff format three times in the last six seasons.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Memorable hot-air balloon rides over the lush vineyards are also highly rated by guests.
    — Isis Briones, housebeautiful.com, 3 June 2023
  • Guests who would like to opt for a hot-air balloon ride over Luxor can arrange one for $150 per person.
    — The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The developers were not surprised at all to learn that players figured out how to fly for longer than a hot-air balloon would allow.
    — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The ending happens on a hot-air balloon that defies the laws of aviation by functioning like an airplane.
    — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Gerry and various dates ride horses, an all-terrain vehicle, a hot-air balloon.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The sky is punctuated by a hot-air balloon, a dirigible and a zooming biplane.
    — Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • At that stage, each explosion sounds like a hot-air balloon inflating, followed every few minutes by a flash and a plume rising from the crater.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • There is plenty of balloon decor throughout, of course, as Malcolm was a hot-air balloon enthusiast.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • California homeowners got quite the surprise when a hot-air balloon filled with people landed in their backyard.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Inside, there are three concentric circles of chairs arranged on a red carpet and, overhead, a white globe resembling a hot-air balloon.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One sequence follows another — a couple renews their vows in a hot-air balloon, then a cow moos in a field — but the cow might have been filmed before the balloon.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Some standout sights include the working colorful kitchen, a phone booth, a hot-air balloon, a magical cloud room, plus more magical spots.
    — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The family-friendly fun event includes hot-air balloon displays, midway rides and even professional wrestling.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The cauldron featured a ring of flames nearly 23-feet in diameter, topped by a hot-air balloon 98-meters high.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • Step 6Hold each pop over candy melts and spoon coating on top, rotating stick, until hot-air balloon is completely coated.
    — Woman's Day, 26 May 2023
  • Two people escape disaster after hot-air balloon crashes into tower.
    — FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Play golf, tennis, or pickleball, or take advantage of concierge arrangements for hot-air balloon rides, stargazing, biking, hiking, and more.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Both Davies and Theriault recommend that first-time visitors to Sedona book a hot-air balloon ride.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Suspended above the action in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and more thundering across the land, is an immense privilege.
    — Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On a recent March morning, the actress-singer awoke at 3 to take a sunrise hot-air balloon ride over the rolling hills of Temecula, Calif.
    — Ashley Spencer, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Jary’s adventures included getting a tattoo, riding in a hot-air balloon and meeting country star Randy Travis.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
  • In January, four people died and another was critically injured when a hot-air balloon crashed in the Arizona desert.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • On ranchland to the west of the river, Sol Lothe, the proprietor of Rio Grande Balloons, fired up his hot-air balloon with propane.
    — Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

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