How to Use airbag in a Sentence
airbag
noun-
The car’s system can read that cloud to infer that releasing an airbag right now might break the guy’s neck.
— IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2019 -
The air bag is five to eight times the size of a driver airbag, depending on the side of the vehicle.
— Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2019 -
The vehicle had damage to the front passenger's side and the airbags were deployed.
— Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024 -
More: Exterior airbag could be the next big thing in auto safety.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2019 -
Now, when the road is slippery and there are more and more obstacles on the road, VW is taking away this airbag.
— Sophie Kiderlin,sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 -
According to MacKay, children do not belong in the front seat because of the risk posed by airbags.
— Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Underneath those beams, traditionally, would be stunt pads or airbags, or the actors would be wearing wires.
— Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024 -
The vehicles will also have sensors to prevent collisions and airbags to protect pilots.
— Ben Morse, CNN, 26 June 2019 -
Both women were wearing seat belts and the Porsche’s airbags deployed, CHP officials said.
— Bay City News, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019 -
At an altitude of 2,500 feet, airbags inflated to reduce landing impact forces to the equivalent of walking speed.
— William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024 -
Automakers, backed by government safety regulators, have filled cars with features to protect passengers in crashes, like airbags and advanced child restraints.
— Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2019 -
The 2009 Malibu, while also a wreck, left its dummy in much better shape, thanks to seatbelts, airbags, and energy-absorbing crash structures.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 May 2019 -
The incident last week resulted in a fire as well as two injuries that were caused when a resulting pressure wave set off airbags in two nearby passenger vehicles, according to Autoweek.
— Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 16 June 2019 -
The car rolled over and the airbags deployed in the crash.
— Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 -
The airbag must be turned off or the child seat must be placed in the rear.
— Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019 -
The car rolled over and airbags deployed, the NPS said.
— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024 -
The car’s axle was bent and an airbag had been deployed.
— cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 -
The van's tires were blown and an airbag had been deployed.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2023 -
The safest place for the convertible car seat is in the back seat, away from airbags.
— Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023 -
Japan has been a leader of airbag use for more than a decade.
— New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022 -
The airbag in your car is based on the same principle to keep you safe—or safer—in a crash.
— Rhett Allain, Wired, 27 Aug. 2021 -
The blow crunched the hood of the Nissan and set off the airbags, but no underride had occurred.
— A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023 -
The suspect also stole the airbag, horn and $5 in coins from the vehicle.
— Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 -
The windshield shattered, the airbags exploded, and the car filled with the smell of fuel.
— Gal Beckerman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019 -
At the house, the officer found the car to be disabled, its airbag deployed.
— cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021 -
An airbag pack to increase your chances of staying near the surface of an avalanche.
— Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021 -
Meanwhile, Greene said, there are more vehicles on the road with the same faulty airbag.
— Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 22 June 2023 -
Coffay crawled out from behind and airbag and ran into the woods.
— Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020 -
The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
— Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023 -
The airbag had exploded and deployed black powder that hung in the air.
— Ariana Giorgi, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
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