How to Use rescue mission in a Sentence

rescue mission

noun
  • No one thought that the drone flight would lead to a rescue mission.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • The two men were part of the rescue mission that found all 13 people alive about 2.5 miles from the cave mouth.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022
  • The triumph of the hostage rescue mission comes amid pain across Israel and Gaza.
    USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
  • It will be used to track suspects or go on search and rescue missions.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That rescue mission was watched around the world as the Thai navy and emergency crews worked to free the group, which was trapped for more than two weeks.
    Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • But for now, Brinkerhoff and her polar ice machine are on a rescue mission of sorts, one that’s taking them to the end of the Earth.
    Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Why not have Joyce and Murray mount a rescue mission for Hopper that’s absurd even by the standards of the show?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • According to the publication, the cruise missed two ports of calls due to the rescue mission.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There were no updates on the search-and-rescue mission as of Thursday morning.
    Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • So the Royeens mounted their own search-and-rescue mission.
    Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Stepping out the door, rushing out for another rescue mission, the north tower of the bridge feels close enough to touch.
    John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The shift from a rescue mission to a recovery effort does not ease the urgency, Marrs said.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
  • In April 2020, during the height of the pandemic in New York, a delicate rescue mission took place.
    New York Times, 27 July 2021
  • The rescue mission all started when Teigen heard some faint scratching within a wall.
    Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Directed by Mike Diva, the video sends Doja Cat on a rescue mission with an elite crew of dancers.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The Texas Game Wardens provided K-9 support for the search and rescue mission.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In it, a farmer gets separated from his flock and loses his memory in the big city, so the sheep go on a rescue mission.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • By the morning of June 19, the rescue mission was fully underway.
    Alex Christian, WIRED, 29 June 2023
  • That's when the training mission turned into a rescue mission.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Heavy-lift drones could also be used to help in potential rescue missions.
    Amir Emadi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • As Bowman sets out in his own pod on a (too-late) rescue mission, HAL shuts down the systems for the cryocoffins, killing the astronauts inside.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The rescue mission took over an hour, according to Haley.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The wreckage wasn’t spotted for three hours, triggering the rescue mission.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The search effort The search effort could be the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • It can be used for surveys, remote sensing, and rescue missions.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Scientists are now on a rescue mission to save the region’s coral species from extinction.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
  • Leibowitz was a member of an Israeli Defense Forces team that traveled to Florida to help with what at the time was a rescue mission.
    CBS News, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Set on a tranquil island, their peace is threatened, forcing the chickens to embark on a bold rescue mission.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • For years, the United Nations has sought to launch a rescue mission to transfer the oil and move the ship to a safer location for inspections or dismantling.
    Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
  • Palestinians were still counting the dead after Israel's hostage rescue mission as the death toll climbed Tuesday to 74.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024

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