How to Use liftoff in a Sentence

liftoff

noun
  • Thousand of spectators gathered to watch the liftoff of the space shuttle.
  • This run needs to be the liftoff.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • For some the plane is a metaphor for a city ready for a liftoff.
    — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2018
  • The next liftoff is on tap for this weekend.
    — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With all that, why does the film never quite achieve liftoff?
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2021
  • As with any rocket launch, there's a lot at stake with this liftoff.
    — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But as much as the band fires up its engines, the record rarely achieves liftoff.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
  • But investors wanted too much, a liftoff on top of a liftoff.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The missions last about two weeks from liftoff to splashdown.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Rocket Lab plans to livestream the launch once a time for liftoff is set.
    — Loren Grush, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2018
  • At liftoff, the Heavy packs about 5 million pounds of thrust.
    — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2018
  • How steep the liftoff remains to be seen — although this week could be telling.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Divers and geese, on the other hand, have to run across the water to get liftoff.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2020
  • It's always been rare for a new launcher to ace its first-ever liftoff.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn liftoff.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Plus, the exhaust barks out back with little pops and bangs on throttle liftoff.
    — ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Read on below to see when to tune in over the next few days of the mission, leading to liftoff.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The song — which is teased at various points in the show — is given quite the liftoff at the end.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Last week, the company posted a list of all the tests that have been done on the thrusters since liftoff.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Elon Musk coming to him before liftoff last year to ease any of his concerns.
    — Eric Niiler, Wired, 10 June 2021
  • At liftoff, the strength of those bolts gets thrust in the opposite direction.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • SpaceX extends its single-year launch record with every liftoff these days.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Watch live above as the crew heads off to the final frontier, and read on to learn more about their historic liftoff.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The dramatic liftoff, which was caught on video, sent two huge plumes of exhaust into the hazy sky.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • They'll be deployed there about 64 minutes after liftoff, if all goes to plan.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The main concerns are cloud coverage and the potential for high winds at the time of liftoff.
    — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The manuever initially called for three engines, but that one shut down early at liftoff.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026
  • Coverage will begin about an hour before liftoff.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There was one woman in the packed firing room for the liftoff of Apollo 11.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There was one woman in the packed firing room for the liftoff of Apollo 11.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

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