How to Use propeller in a Sentence

propeller

noun
  • The guns and the propeller and things like that were stolen years ago.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2024
  • The drones are large, with six propellers.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • God forbid the propeller hit her in the head or neck.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Both variants have a propeller in the back to push it through the air.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The Zip has a rear propeller to move it fore and aft and side thrusters.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • She was flung overboard and hit by the propellers.
    — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Now, its hull basked in the sunlight; its propeller was above the waves.
    — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Judd said the victim's shirt was found wrapped around the propeller of the boat.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Collect your beanie hat with propeller at the door.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But instead of wheels or treads, it will be equipped with eight propellers and skids.
    — Amina Khan, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • But it was caught in a stiff wind on take off and crashed, shearing off the propeller.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • But a slice for breakfast was a great propeller to quickly get ready for school.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 6 Sep. 2024
  • In its case, two propellers are mounted forward and one at the rear.
    — The Economist, 20 Jan. 2018
  • The front of the plane appears to be missing a propeller.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • There was the sound of the engines and the propellers slashing through the night.
    — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
  • The draw was its speed, propeller-less jet drives and ability to turn on a dime.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
  • No one was hurt, and only two of the plane’s propellers were damaged.
    — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • When the feed resumes, the drone’s propeller is shown to be damaged.
    — Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Michael Crowley Nick Cumming-Bruce Helene Cooper Matthew Mpoke Bigg Lara Jakes Anushka Patil Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Andrew Higgins Andrew Higgins Marc Santora Andrew Higgins Valerie Hopkins Nick Cumming-Bruce Nick Cumming-Bruce Valerie Hopkins Valerie Hopkins Marc Santora Eric Schmitt Anushka Patil Carly Olson Valerie Hopkins Eric Schmitt Eric Schmitt Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The plane's body followed, and then the front propeller pushed down onto the ground and stayed in place.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 30 July 2020
  • Instead, the propeller pulled him in.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • These are jet turbines that turn a propeller at the front of the engine via a gearbox.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • Pearson explains in the video that the wound likely was caused by a strike from a boat propeller.
    — Fox News, 12 June 2017
  • The drone looks like a miniature blimp surrounded by a ring of propellers.
    — Noah Daly updated May 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
  • The front of the plane appeared dented in footage, and a propeller blade was twisted.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The propellers were being used to grind up the reef and loosen giant clam shells encased in the coral.
    — National Geographic, 30 Aug. 2016
  • The chain slipped over the side, dragging down one side of the ship so far that the starboard propeller was in the air.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
  • These new 496-foot frigates will be built out of steel and use propeller propulsion.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • The propeller sits in back for the same reason—a prop in the front would be unfriendly to smooth flow.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • The Blackbird's propellers were trimmed down to hit higher top speeds as well.
    — New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026

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