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Among the targets in Yemen hit Thursday by a force of 25 Israeli warplanes: the international airport in the capital of Sanaa, power stations, a port, and an oil terminal.—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024 This is particularly true of the Dahiya, the densely populated neighborhood south of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway that Israeli warplanes pounded.—Aryn Baker, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 As recently as seven months ago, the Russian air force based as many as 305 warplanes within just 100 miles of the front line in Ukraine.—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Advertisement On Saturday night and early Sunday, U.S. warplanes conducted airstrikes that shook Sanaa, the capital of Yemen which the Houthis have held since 2014.—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warplane
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