How to Use airborne in a Sentence

airborne

adjective

• Once the plane was airborne I loosened my seat belt.
• Thousands of airborne troops parachuted behind enemy lines.
• Profar’s airborne beauty helped the Padres avoid all of that.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022
• In the scene in the penultimate episode, you’re tied up as this airborne virus is slowly taking over your body.
  — Jim Halterman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
• Suddenly, an airborne Jones hit the side of Ayton's jaw with his shoulder.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2022
• But not all coronavirus particles are airborne; people can get exposed through large droplets.
  — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2022
• The vehicle then struck a tree before going airborne, according to the report.
  — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2022
• Tuberculosis, for instance, became airborne at some point.
  — R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
• To stop them, researchers are now developing a detection system inspired by a different type of airborne object: a living fly.
  — Monique Brouillette, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2022
• No more adventurous airborne operations against airfields.
  — Mark Kimmitt, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2022
• The fourth video shows the drone airborne to the sound of cheering from the ground crew.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Alongside the airborne crafts were kites of all shapes and sizes.
  — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• In addition, the Marburg virus is not an airborne virus.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
• The sinewy forward kept tapping the little white ball to himself, off the wall, juggling it airborne.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• The helicopter that could be the airborne hero of any Bond movie is going to a private owner in Texas.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2024