How to Use tarmac in a Sentence

tarmac

noun
  • All of the men left the jet and were standing on the tarmac.
    — Ben Foldy, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The truck rammed through a gate and went onto the tarmac.
    — Julie Luchetta, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2022
  • From the tarmac, Griner spoke on the phone with Biden and wife, Cherelle Griner.
    — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The patch of tarmac at 105 Keefer is not much to look at.
    — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018
  • First, the stowaway takes to the runway, with the lights along the tarmac.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The men, Warren among them, were lined up on the tarmac.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Around the skidpad, the Mustang clung to the tarmac with 1.11 g of force.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2020
  • He was fired from USC at the airport and left on the tarmac.
    — Jordan McPherson, ajc, 9 Nov. 2017
  • Trump climbed the stairs to a platform and waved to a tarmac filled with red.
    — Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2020
  • For five days, the FedEx plane sat on the tarmac in Shanghai.
    — USA Today, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Those aboard the flight deplaned on the tarmac with the help of airstairs and were bussed to the terminal.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The GIs looked up from the tarmac as the president spoke.
    — Sarah Rose, Washington Post, 13 May 2020
  • But think of it this way: In order for a plane to land, the tarmac must be clear.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 Sep. 2018
  • And waiting on the tarmac when the plane landed were the ones that knew him back then.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • But the trauma in season 1, the shooting on the tarmac, that was such a 180.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The video also shows the man chasing the airport ground crew on the tarmac.
    — Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Even before my feet hit the tarmac, I was drenched in sweat.
    — William F.s. Miles, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2018
  • Some slid down the right engine and landed on the tarmac.
    — Niniek Karmini, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
  • Griner and Bout crossed paths on a tarmac in the United Arab Emirates, the site of the exchange.
    — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The plane took off, with Stanikzai and his family left on the tarmac.
    — CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In Iowa, Trump tossed away his tie and donned a red hat to fight off the stiff breeze on the airport tarmac.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Then the replacement flight sat on the tarmac for six hours.
    — Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The airport was dealing with high winds of 40 miles an hour at the time of the landing and a snowy tarmac.
    — Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Some climbed aboard, clinging to the outside as the aircraft gained speed on the tarmac.
    — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2021
  • For that one, he was put on a cherry picker and raised 10 feet above the planes, parked on the tarmac.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Passengers walked off the plane on the tarmac at the airport.
    — Kristen De Groot, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The best of the triptych is certainly the two women cheesin' on the tarmac, though the ladies look great in all of them.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Teen Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • On the tarmac at the Nashua Airport sat a dinky white plane with wings mounted over the fuselage.
    — Kurt G. Schmidt, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Evacuees jumped several feet from the plane’s exit doors and stumbled across the slick tarmac clutching jackets and small carry-on bags.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The plane was evacuated onto the snowy tarmac, with terrified passengers – many of whom did not even have time to grab their coats – awaiting help in frigid temperatures.
    — Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025

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