How to Use hypersonic in a Sentence

hypersonic

adjective
  • But much of the physics of hypersonic flight is still a mystery.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Putin went on to claim that a number of warships will soon be equipped with hypersonic weapons.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 31 July 2022
  • Those weapons could include hypersonic warheads that can fly faster than the speed of sound.
    — Lee Roop, AL.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The third craft in blue looks like a hypersonic glide vehicle.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2022
  • An even longer-range hypersonic missile is also in the works.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Each of the three ships are also set to receive up to a dozen hypersonic missiles.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The rocket went hypersonic and reached space, but failed to make it into orbit.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
  • True, tougher tasks lie ahead to manage new threats such as hypersonic weapons and cyber-warfare.
    — The Economist, 27 Dec. 2019
  • On the other hand, China can’t even be sure that its hypersonic weapons will work as planned.
    — Michael Peck, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The warheads then streak down on the target below at hypersonic speeds.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The firm aims to unlock a new era of hypersonic aviation.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In the near term, Venus' engine could be used for hypersonic missions.
    — ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
  • This missile has a hypersonic glide vehicle that travels over five times the speed of sound.
    — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The hypersonic missiles will probably be fine—just don’t stress about it.
    — Caroline Rose Giuliani, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • If Russia can field numbers of its new hypersonic missiles, the game may be about to change.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • It is made for small launch vehicles and hypersonic systems.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Russia and China are believed to be much ahead in the hypersonic weapons race.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Flight tests for some of those weapons — like a hypersonic cruise missile — are just getting underway.
    — Noah Shachtman, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2010
  • But at hypersonic speeds, the movement of the jet itself compresses the air.
    — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The United States is racing to catch up on hypersonic weapons.
    — Rose Wagner, baltimoresun.com, 1 July 2021
  • His offensive skill set wasn’t far from Makar’s, just without the hypersonic gear.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
  • Wilcox estimates a working hypersonic weapon is still five to 10 years away.
    — David Martin, CBS News, 13 July 2018
  • It's used the hypersonic missile which brought a lot of people's attention.
    — NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • But even with better radar detection, the physics of hypersonic weapons will still vex the defenders.
    — Michael Peck, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • Has Iran made it to the A-list among countries that can produce hypersonic missiles?
    — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • One reason for this strategy is the choice of a glide body rather than a powered hypersonic vehicle.
    — David Szondy june 26, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • Three of China's new anti-ship weapons could be hypersonic missiles.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The United States has increased the pace of hypersonic trials over the past two years.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Many hypersonic missiles rely on ramjets for sustained high-speed flight.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But hypersonic travel could shrink this to 15 minutes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026

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