How to Use takeoff in a Sentence

takeoff

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  • All the high jumpers had flawless takeoffs.
  • Air Force One, you're ready for takeoff.
  • Please remain seated during takeoff.
  • With the planes ready for takeoff, there’s still plenty more to do.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Just after takeoff, that plane crashed—and caught fire.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The ministry said that an engine fire during takeoff was the likely cause of the crash.
    — Jim Heintz and Hanna Arhirova, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The famous falls served as the backdrop for the helicopter takeoff and landing scenes in the first film.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
  • That is, the knee bends and extends once when the foot first touches down, then again just before takeoff.
    — Katrina Miller, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The plane crashed during takeoff, and 27 people were killed; Richard was one of 24 survivors.
    — Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • And the typical low price range is now 54 to 78 days before takeoff.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The guide had turned away during the takeoff and did not see the entire departure, the report said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Get in the habit before takeoff to look for anything that can fly, fall or sail, and secure it.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • The plunge occurred a little over a minute after takeoff, the data show.
    — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The biggest complaint was the players and equipment use the same planes, which leads to long waits before takeoff.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In the interim, the Karl Denson Project is just getting ready for takeoff.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But beyond the desire to pour a drink after takeoff, is there any truth in the fact that drinking on a plane gets you more drunk?
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2023
  • After takeoff, Flight ET302 was in the air for just 6 minutes before slamming into the earth.
    — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • As the flight crew prepared for a 7 a.m. takeoff, the passengers heard they were headed to Haiti, and the disturbance ensued.
    — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
  • Oh, and, travel hack: Take out your essentials and stuff them in the big-pocket pants before takeoff.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • This allows liftoff speed to be slower and reduces demand for high takeoff thrust.
    — Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • Travelers must stow the kennel under the seat in front of them during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The solid rocket boosters produced more than 80% of the lift during takeoff.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Those rules require airlines to use or lose takeoff and landing slots that they’ve been assigned.
    — Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • The boosters, the white rockets seen below each wing of Endeavour at liftoff, produced more than 80% of the lift during takeoff.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • Six minutes after takeoff After the flight was cleared to go on its merry way from Portland to Ontario, a bunch of things went wrong.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
  • In December, a small plane went down just after takeoff, killing a family of three.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The motors take up most of the length of the white solid rocket boosters, which are set beneath the space shuttle’s wings and produced more than 80% of lift during takeoff.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The months of build up before the takeoff were dedicated to commitment and focus.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2023
  • And the act of swallowing while sucking on them can also ease ear pressure on takeoff and landing.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Last Friday, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight blew off soon after takeoff.
    — Michael Blackmon, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024

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