How to Use afterburner in a Sentence

afterburner

noun

• Some of the pilots dive right at the start of the gorge, afterburners blazing.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2019
• Weigand slammed on his brakes and then fired the afterburner.
  — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Sep. 2017
• Against Pittsburgh, Collins turned on the afterburners to cut down James Conner just short of the goal line and preserve the shutout.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019
• Which is when Ortiz found the afterburner switch and Forte breezed by his opponents to take the wire.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• With afterburners glowing, the jets made a low pass over the Village of Heritage.
  — Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2017
• While the other two F-16s scrambled to the area from the tanker, Nordo lit his afterburner, turning his jet and his wingman north to trap the MiG south of them in the no-fly zone.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
• But under orders to snap the photos and go home, the Phantoms lit their afterburners.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
• But at speeds greater than Mach 2.2, six bypass tubes around the engine open and move air directly from the fourth stage of the compressor to the afterburner.
  — Erik Schechter, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2015
• Unleashing the full fury of the hybrid system is like lighting the fuse on an afterburner.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
• Note the Su-27’s engines become white-hot as the Russian pilot hits the afterburners.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2018
• Afterwards, the air is mixed with fuel in the burners, with more fuel combined to the exhaust at the afterburner stage.
  — Erik Schechter, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2015
• James turned on the afterburners from about three-quarters court and somehow smacked this shot away without fouling the vet, keeping the game deadlocked at 89 apiece.
  — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 31 May 2018
• That video also showed a Russian jet engaging its afterburner by the drone a move that affected the drone's flight path.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 July 2023
• Diving in afterburner, North and his wingman scooted south at top speed.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
• In full afterburner, the Eagles quickly exhausted their fuel and were forced to leave.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
• The outfielder turned on the afterburners, covering 40 or 50 feet in the span of a few seconds before leaping, planting a foot in the wall and reaching out with his glove to make a basket catch.
  — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• To turn on the afterburners on offense and blow by Army on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2019
• Then the Sparks turned on the afterburners, with Riquana Williams nailing a buzzer-beating three to extend their lead to nine entering the final quarter.
  — Kellen Becoats, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• This is urgent With the regular season entering its final month, now is the time for the Revolution to turn on the afterburners in the playoff hunt.
  — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Once Odell Beckham switched on the afterburners and jetted away from the Jets for the longest touchdown of his career, the Browns put a disappointing loss and an emotional week behind them.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
• In footage released late Thursday, J-15 fighter jets were shown taking off and landing in the darkness, their afterburners glowing.
  — Fox News, 25 May 2018
• In this tightly packed big impacter, director Michael Bay kicks in all the afterburners with turbo-thrust, quick-cut momentum.
  — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2019
• The use of afterburners to harass the American aircrew marks an escalation over previous incidents over the Baltic and Black Seas.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2018
• The refueling was meant to test the F-35's ability to take on fuel at a heavier weight and higher altitude while using afterburners.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2017
• Despite its initial success with the afterburners, Destinus won’t be moving up to a larger prototype jet just yet.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 June 2023
• The firm, comprised of aerospace experts from five European countries, developed the afterburner in house and paired it with a conventional jet turbine powered by Jet A fuel.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 June 2023
• Strong-armed, accurate and blessed with an afterburner-like burst, Maiava is a transcendent talent working at a distinct disadvantage at Kahuku, which has no history of grooming great passers.
  — Austin Murphy, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• Indeed, its characteristics including the ability to cruise at Mach 1.5 without afterburners, a high degree of stealth, and advanced weapons and avionics went on to define the entire category.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2017
• Other features of fifth generation fighters include active electronic scanning array radars and engines powerful enough to cruise above the speed of sound without afterburners.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2017
• The Thunderbirds dazzled the crowd with tight formations and adrenaline-inducing afterburner passes.
  — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024