How to Use carrier in a Sentence

carrier

noun
  • I put the pet carrier in the car.
  • The airline is the nation's largest carrier.
  • Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria.
  • Hoffman warns that the carrier is not foolproof, especially during severe turbulence.
    Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The 1,000-foot-long aircraft-carrier museum was awash in silver hair and bomber jackets, as a cold drizzle gave way to heartfelt testimony.
    Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The carrier asked Diaz for the key to the truck back, but Diaz did not respond.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • By the end of 2023, the carrier will have service to seven total cities.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
  • The move must have had both the 5-foot-5 ball carrier and his father feeling 10 feet tall.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Pieces of fence, strips of caution tape and trash cans ward the curious — and even the mail carrier — away.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The base is currently allowed to have three carriers at berth at the same time for 29 days a year.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
  • The victim, mother of two and postal carrier Tracey Gross, died of her injuries the next day.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • The smaller the running lanes, maybe the less chance opposing ball carriers will have to get that far.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Birds are the primary carriers and victims of the virus.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • But is flying with the ultra-low-cost carrier worth it?
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023
  • The carrier is the country's largest, with more than 240 million subscribers.
    Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The team secured the dog in a warm sleeping bag-like carrier and placed the entire package on a stretcher.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • Joan’s husband looked down at their dog, Toby, who was in a carrier at his feet.
    Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The carrier has more than 240 million subscribers, the country’s largest.
    Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The woman picked up the carrier, clearly confused by it.
    Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The regulations have triggered a run on diesel rigs as carriers add to their fleets ahead of the Jan. 1 bar against new diesel trucks at ports.
    Paul Berger, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Deals offered by the major U.S. cell phone carriers play a hand in device sales, as well.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The carrier is the country’s largest, with more than 240 million subscribers.
    Michelle Chapman, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • The shift will affect how customers of the discount carrier select seats and board planes.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 July 2024
  • Focus on basic gear like a stroller, car seat and carrier.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Pilots and flight attendants are the remaining two work groups at the carrier that have yet to reach a deal.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The carrier was praised for its smooth 20-minute evacuation of a plane that was already on fire.
    Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The two carriers are – some -- one of them's already shooting down rockets.
    ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Of the four Kiev-class carriers the Soviets built, only the final one, the Baku, remains in service.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
  • As the name suggests, SOS mode means the phone can still make emergency calls, such as 911, by connecting to other carriers, according to Apple.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • By next April, the carrier will be the second largest airline in Austin by seats, surpassing American and trailing only Southwest.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024

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