How to Use airborne in a Sentence

airborne

adjective
Definition of airbornenext
  • Once the plane was airborne I loosened my seat belt.
  • Thousands of airborne troops parachuted behind enemy lines.
  • The impact caused the car to go airborne and cross a private drive, before coming to a final stop, according to the report.
    — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Human infections occur when the virus enters the eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled through airborne droplets, aerosol particles or dust.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • These masks can filter out at least 95% of airborne particles, according to the CDC.
    — Robert Hart, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • After major floods, respiratory illnesses increase due to mold growth and the spread of airborne allergens.
    — Bill Frist, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The bird’s mating display consists of similar airborne acrobatics.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The fourth video shows the drone airborne to the sound of cheering from the ground crew.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Thus the thrust by elite airborne forces in the war's opening hours.
    — Robert Burns, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Alongside the airborne crafts were kites of all shapes and sizes.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
  • In the footage, the Tesla goes airborne for a few seconds.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The effect of airborne dust, soot, grit and aerosols is still hard to pin down.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Part of the issue, the CDC explains, is that measles is airborne.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • But there remain risks even when the flight is, is airborne.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The truck became airborne, then overturned, and came to a rest in a creek on its top side.
    — Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The car went airborne while crossing the tracks, police said, and ran off the roadway at a curve.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Severe wind caused the airborne parasail to drag the boat, leading the captain to cut the line.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
  • The storms are airborne rivers of water vapor pushed by wind.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The fatal flight was the first time the plane went airborne after the inspection, the report says.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Plane, true to its title, is at its best when airborne.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Profar’s airborne beauty helped the Padres avoid all of that.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022
  • While the plane was airborne, Cooper put on a parachute, opened a door and jumped out of the plane never to be seen again.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • And the sheer amount of time spent airborne over whoops and jumps absolutely boggles the mind.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
  • What’s more, the house is airborne; it will be lifted 50 feet above the New Mexico desert via a large crane.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
  • Hawthorne will be the first agency to test out the dedicated 911 drones, with plans to have a small fleet airborne by the end of this year.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • After skidding through a turn, the car went airborne and crashed into a fence and shed near Gaffney Lane and Berta Drive.
    — oregonlive, 5 May 2022
  • The combination of dry air and gusty breezes means pollen should be very airborne.
    — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • This helps stop the spread of the fungi, which becomes airborne as walls and flooring are removed.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
  • The Buick then struck a curb, went airborne, struck the railroad overhead signal and then overturned.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Outfit the cavernous interior of that van with camper equipment that folds against the wall to fit the flying car in, then launch airborne day trips or overnighters to more distant parts of the mountain or forest inaccessible by ground vehicle.
    — New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025

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