How to Use Mach in a Sentence

Mach

noun

• And while the specter of Mach’s Haitian ancestry is never far from reach, Pray for Haiti also plays like his witty facsimile of a rap star.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
• Hypersonic weapons are widely feared for their speed — at least Mach 5, traveling miles in seconds — and maneuverability.
  — Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
• This is greater than Mach 4, and faster than the fastest jet plane.
  — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
• As Trimble points out, that’s about 80 mph short of Mach 3.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• One Mach is equal to the speed of sound, which is roughly 760 miles an hour at sea level.
  — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
• His launch angle, nerds, was straight — with a Mach 2 exit velo.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• But flying faster than the speed of sound—Mach 1—was a barrier many thought couldn’t be crossed.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
• To bring the entire look together, Ruth wore Mach & Mach shoes.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022
• The jets, which are just theoretical at this point, would be able to fly at Mach 4—or twice the speed of the Concorde.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• Babolat Jet Mach 3: Our tester was disappointed with the heavy weight of these shoes.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• The company’s Halcyon jet would travel at Mach 5 — or five times the speed of sound.
  — Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• The primary objective is to test the vehicle's speed up to Mach 1.1.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
• The multi-mission missile that flies at Mach 5+ can be launched from on a wide variety of aircraft.
  — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2024
• Hypersonic weapons are missile systems that travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2022
• The Deadline actress also dressed to impress for the event, looking stunning in a floor-length black strapless Mach & Mach gown featuring ties down the front.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• And there’s really no better choice than the SR-71—which was nicknamed the Blackbird—a long-range, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that could fly at speed in excess of Mach 3.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2023
• Assistant Director Dave Halls entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon last Mach.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
• In other words, the inventors were concerned that the aircraft might break apart upon reaching Mach 1 (about 761 mph at sea level and standard temperatures).
  — Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
• Ford took the best aspects of the sixth-generation Mustang Mach 1 and Shelby variants and combined them to create a 500-hp beast capable of outrunning the fiercest competition.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
• Hypersonic missiles are considered to be any missile traveling at over Mach 5, or about one mile per second.
  — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
• The dark gray frame is part of the artwork that shows 12 different squares layered on top of each other, using light and dark shades of gray to create an optical illusion inspired by Mach Bands, a gradient effect named after physicist Ernst Mach.
  — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 June 2024
• The contracts will create innovative concept designs and technology roadmaps for Mach 2-plus travel.
  — Doc Louallen, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Hypersonic weapons, which fly at speeds higher than Mach 5, could pose crucial challenges to missile defense systems because of their speed and maneuverability.
  — Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
• But scientists were astonished to find that when a bottle stored at 20 degrees Celsius (well above cellar temperature) was uncorked, the velocity of gas expelled from the bottleneck momentarily reached almost Mach 2—twice the speed of sound.
  — Alice Lascelles, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
• The Mach 1 goes into emergency mode, automatically simplifying the display to a few crucial elements including an arrow pointing the direction to the nearest airport.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
• Einstein had always been a realist, believing in a reality behind the scenes, independent of our observations, but Besso introduced him to the philosophical writings of Ernst Mach, who argued that a theory should only refer to measurable quantities.
  — Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2024
• Currently, hypersonic systems are mainly based on glide bodies that are boosted to high speed and altitude by rockets and then accelerate to over Mach 5 by gliding back to lower altitudes.
  — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
• And while the specter of Mach’s Haitian ancestry is never far from reach, Pray for Haiti also plays like his witty facsimile of a rap star.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
• Hypersonic weapons are widely feared for their speed — at least Mach 5, traveling miles in seconds — and maneuverability.
  — Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
• This is greater than Mach 4, and faster than the fastest jet plane.
  — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024