How to Use airbag in a Sentence
airbag
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If a man asks about safety, focus on airbags and antilock brakes.
— Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018 -
The impact of the crash caused the cruiser's airbags to deploy.
— Cincinnati.com, 13 Feb. 2018 -
Thomas Kray managed to survive by using an avalanche airbag.
— David Caraccio, sacbee, 7 Mar. 2018 -
The impact from the collision caused both cars’ airbags to deploy.
— Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018 -
Coming to a standstill, Kray can be seen triggering the avalanche airbag.
— David Caraccio, sacbee, 7 Mar. 2018 -
The 42-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck and no airbag deployed upon impact.
— Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2018 -
Police and paramedics arrived on the one-car crash scene around 1 a.m., where both front and the side airbags had deployed upon impact.
— Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018 -
From seatbelts to national speed limits, child safety seats to airbags, gradual steps have saved lives.
— Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2018 -
In each case, airbags failed to deploy during a frontal collision, according to the documents.
— Jamie Ducharme, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2018 -
The 29-year-old’s Kia Optima’s airbag control module holds speed data.
— Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018 -
Officials said in a news release Wednesday the collision set off the airbags in Bray's vehicle.
— Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 14 Feb. 2018 -
Automakers addressed similar issues with open windows by developing side-curtain airbags, which are now in widespread use.
— Cherise Threewitt, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018 -
Citroën also relocated the passenger airbag to the roof, allowing for a second glovebox with a cooling option, making it a perfect spot to chill one’s teddy bear.
— Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 20 Feb. 2018 -
Certain older models pose a greater risk in the Houston humidity as the airbags are likely to rupture upon deployment, sending shrapnel flying.
— Ileana Najarro, Houston Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018 -
Unusually for the quadricycle segment, the Mobilize vehicles come with a driver airbag as standard, as well as heated driver's seat and aircon.
— Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024 -
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 -
At the scene of the crash, a dark sedan was on the sidewalk with its airbags deployed.
— Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018 -
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 filing alleges officers found two beers in Huger’s Maserati, which was off the road in a grassy area with its airbags deployed.
— Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 -
After streaking through the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean and Mexico, Starliner deployed three main parachutes to slow its descent, then a ring of six airbags inflated around the bottom of the spacecraft to dampen the jolt of touchdown.
— Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
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