How to Use afterburner in a Sentence
afterburner
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Some of the pilots dive right at the start of the gorge, afterburners blazing.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2019
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Weigand slammed on his brakes and then fired the afterburner.
—Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Sep. 2017
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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
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Which is when Ortiz found the afterburner switch and Forte breezed by his opponents to take the wire.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
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With afterburners glowing, the jets made a low pass over the Village of Heritage.
—Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2017
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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
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But under orders to snap the photos and go home, the Phantoms lit their afterburners.
—Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
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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
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Unleashing the full fury of the hybrid system is like lighting the fuse on an afterburner.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
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Note the Su-27’s engines become white-hot as the Russian pilot hits the afterburners.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2018
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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
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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
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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
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Diving in afterburner, North and his wingman scooted south at top speed.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
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In full afterburner, the Eagles quickly exhausted their fuel and were forced to leave.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
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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
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To turn on the afterburners on offense and blow by Army on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Thunderbirds dazzled the crowd with tight formations and adrenaline-inducing afterburner passes.
—Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2021
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