How to Use takeoff in a Sentence
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With the planes ready for takeoff, there’s still plenty more to do.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
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Just after takeoff, that plane crashed—and caught fire.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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The plane crashed during takeoff, and 27 people were killed; Richard was one of 24 survivors.
—Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
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And the typical low price range is now 54 to 78 days before takeoff.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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The plunge occurred a little over a minute after takeoff, the data show.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
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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
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In the interim, the Karl Denson Project is just getting ready for takeoff.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Oh, and, travel hack: Take out your essentials and stuff them in the big-pocket pants before takeoff.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
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Just a few weeks later, the nose wheel of a Delta Airlines Boeing 757 fell off just before takeoff in Atlanta.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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This allows liftoff speed to be slower and reduces demand for high takeoff thrust.
—Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
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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
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The solid rocket boosters produced more than 80% of the lift during takeoff.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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United Airlines plane loses a tire after takeoff at LAX, the second time in four months.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
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In December, a small plane went down just after takeoff, killing a family of three.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
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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
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The months of build up before the takeoff were dedicated to commitment and focus.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2023
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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
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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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In late May, a United flight from Chicago to Seattle had to abort takeoff, after an engine caught fire while picking up speed on the runway.
—Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
- I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again.
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Black then takes off his shirt and tosses it on the ground.
—Valerie Wu, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
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Elders took off from the scene of the traffic stop, police said at the time.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
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Wear clothes that are loose-fitting and easy to take off and put back on.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
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After someone stabbed the man, the people in the group took off, the lieutenant said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
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The tiny brown napkins take off from the table, and the cups tremble in their saucers.
—Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
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Combined with the rookies who came up from Triple-A, the Guardians were going to take off.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
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The longer runway allows for larger planes to land and take off.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2023
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An elastic closure on the wrist helps keep dirt out and ensures the gloves are easy to pull on and take off.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
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The Pistons’ momentum then came to a grinding halt as the Kings took off.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
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Yet in some cases, the virus takes off by rapid replication in host cells.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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The driver took off as Sandiford lay injured in the road.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2023
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The man begins to head back to the porch, then appears to change his mind and returns to close his bursting SUV and take off.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
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Catholic priests staged protests, and Chicago’s City Council tried to get the show taken off the air.
—Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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The man took off on foot and ran into the woods before jumping into Lake Lanier.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
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Another unique factor was where the flights took off from.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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However, if your flight takes off in less than nine weeks, don't fret.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
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Most take a few years to take off, so plan accordingly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
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Eating, drinking and licking your lips won’t take off any of the berry-red color.
—Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
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As the rest of your garden winds down, this little beauty is taking off.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
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Who hasn’t dashed out to get the mail or take out the trash and, in a rush, not stopped to take off their house slippers before stepping outside?
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
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The agent took off his glasses, wiped them with a tissue, took a sip of tea from his teacup, put his glasses back on, and looked at me.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
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While at a restaurant, Teigen takes off her jacket to reveal that the gray shorts are a set with a matching knit crop top.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
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Finding time to take off that suit, live in Lauren, and recharge Keke has given her a sense of balance.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2023
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There were a few more attempts at television, too, but none took off.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
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Curved kitchen islands took off in 2023, and designers say the style is expanding into the rest of the kitchen.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
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Two of the people said that Saudi’s new investment push is likely to take off in the second half of 2024.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Cocktail pools took off during the first summer of the pandemic as people looked for ways to do more with the space in and around their homes.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024
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Samuelson said systems have returned online, reducing delays as planes get the clearance to take off.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2024
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Airlines said the outage hit many systems, including those used to check in passengers and calculate aircraft weight — necessary information for planes to take off.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 July 2024
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