How to Use supercarrier in a Sentence

supercarrier

noun
  • The Navy has a flotilla in the Gulf region, led by two supercarriers.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There are 11 operational supercarriers, but nearly half are now undergoing maintenance, leaving the service with few options.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • As noted in a report from TWZ, the aircraft’s proportions indicate it is sized to fit within the constraints of a supercarrier deck while carrying a substantial weapons load.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The supercarrier, which was officially commissioned in July 2017, has now completed two overseas deployments, with each being extended.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The new hull section, visible this month, shows design elements similar to those on American supercarriers of the Nimitz and Ford classes, including what analysts say appears to be space for multiple catapult tracks.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The Goodwill Tour Continues In the past week, the supercarrier also welcomed delegations from Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana, and Grenada, likely among the final such visits by foreign officials while the carrier was at sea.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Operations in the Caribbean As the USS Nimitz is too large to transit the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the supercarrier traveled around South America by transiting the Strait of Magellan in late April.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • While in port in Split, Croatia, last October, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the supercarrier to the Caribbean to support Operation Southern Spear, the ongoing drug interdiction campaign, which had also enforced a blockade of oil tankers connected to Venezuela.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • However, on Thursday, the United States Navy announced that the supercarrier, which marked her 51st year in service in May, will head to New York City to take part in the International Naval Review 250 from July 3-8, 2026.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • In addition to the supercarrier, the Pentagon also ordered United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles that were forward-deployed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the UK to American air bases in Jordan.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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