How to Use jet propulsion in a Sentence

jet propulsion

noun

• From early in the second quarter until the end, the Bombers had a major jet propulsion to improve their record to 6-0.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2021
• The sound of jet propulsion can be both mesmerizing and forgettable.
  — Christopher Schaberg, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2018
• These have descended from the idea of the turbojet, and on the family tree of jet propulsion, the turbojet and ramjet are something like cousins.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2020
• The air around them moves like liquid ribbons, and even in peak CGI, their fights looks like something between jet propulsion and underwater ballet.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• However, as ways of movement go, jet propulsion is not usually a very good use of energy.
  — New York Times, 23 Feb. 2018
• Contrast that with robots that use jet propulsion, which gives a reef collective panic attacks.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2018
• Certain spiders drift about on homespun balloons, certain cephalopods use jet propulsion, and certain crustaceans hitch rides on other species.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
• In both cases, jet propulsion quickly became a dead end, not least because of the 1973 oil crisis, which rendered thirsty gas turbines unaffordable almost overnight.
  — Ben Jones, CNN, 8 June 2021
• Tsunami Surge riders will reach a top speed of 28 mph, traveling 42 feet per second through a jet propulsion technological system of enclosed tunnels and open-air slides.
  — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2021
• The team is composed of nearly 50 members, many of whom are friends and family, who specialize in everything from jet propulsion to parachutes to data collection and management.
  — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2018
• Most of the reliability issues are centered on the ships’ water-jet propulsion system and power plant, such as diesel mounts and engines, fuel lines and water cylinders, among others, Kitchener said.
  — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2021
• Spiral shark intestines work like Nikola Tesla’s water valve, study finds Most notably, this ammonite likely swam using jet propulsion, in which water is expelled through a tube or funnel (hyponome) located near the opening to the body chamber.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022
• And, following the English experience with early air-breathing jet propulsion, the notion of using a conventional jet powerplant was advanced.
  — Chuck Yeager, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2020
• The fast vessels, powered by jet propulsion, are aimed at a variety of missions from maritime interception to humanitarian assistance.
  — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024