How to Use airbag in a Sentence

airbag

noun

• Rescuers worked for hours with airbags, saws, heavy lifting and other specialized equipment to free him.
  — Skip Foreman, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
• In 2013, Honda showed off a giant phone case that was a literal airbag (as a joke).
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2018
• Six landing airbags were also deployed underneath the spacecraft to cushion its landing.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
• For spacecraft, landing safely has entailed everything from inflatable airbag systems to sky cranes to retro-thrusters.
  — Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2019
• The airbag maker Takata has been blamed for a dozen passenger deaths, leading to the largest auto recall in history.
  — Carlos Tejada, New York Times, 9 July 2018
• The event data recorder in the airbag system of Greis' Honda recorded data for about five seconds before impact.
  — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
• There are also passive safety features, like front, side and in-between airbags for the front seats, head airbags for both the front and rear and belt-force limiting seatbelts up front.
  — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• Passenger vehicles not only need enough space for a human passenger but also for safety equipment like airbags.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 28 June 2018
• Inflatable habitat pods are rocketed to Mars, and land on the Red Planet with the help of a parachute and airbags.
  — NBC News, 7 July 2018
• But if this truck replaces some vintage Land Cruiser or hoary pickup, the B1 would represent a net safety improvement, airbags or not.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2018
• The car rolled over and the airbags deployed in the crash.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
• The airbag must be turned off or the child seat must be placed in the rear.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• The car rolled over and airbags deployed, the NPS said.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
• The car’s axle was bent and an airbag had been deployed.
  — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
• The van's tires were blown and an airbag had been deployed.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2023
• The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Japan has been a leader of airbag use for more than a decade.
  — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
• The airbag in your car is based on the same principle to keep you safe—or safer—in a crash.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 27 Aug. 2021
• The blow crunched the hood of the Nissan and set off the airbags, but no underride had occurred.
  — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
• The suspect also stole the airbag, horn and $5 in coins from the vehicle.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
• The windshield shattered, the airbags exploded, and the car filled with the smell of fuel.
  — Gal Beckerman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
• At the house, the officer found the car to be disabled, its airbag deployed.
  — cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
• The air bag is five to eight times the size of a driver airbag, depending on the side of the vehicle.
  — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
• An airbag pack to increase your chances of staying near the surface of an avalanche.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
• Meanwhile, Greene said, there are more vehicles on the road with the same faulty airbag.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 22 June 2023
• Coffay crawled out from behind and airbag and ran into the woods.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
• The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
• The airbag had exploded and deployed black powder that hung in the air.
  — Ariana Giorgi, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
• The height of the fall is determined by factors like the wind, which can pull a jumper away from the airbag he's supposed to hit on the ground.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
• The two-seater’s airbags also appear to have gone off in the collision.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024