How to Use airplane mode in a Sentence

airplane mode

noun
  • Putting your phone in airplane mode when boarding a flight feels like common sense.
    Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Some fans placed their phones on low power mode and/or airplane mode, too, to save battery.
    The Enquirer, 12 June 2023
  • Cell phone and hiking app: Keep the phone on airplane mode to save the battery, and bring a portable charger.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • My trusty reporter’s notebook was back home, and my cerebral cortex was switched to airplane mode.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Once you're all buckled up and ready for take-off, turn that phone to airplane mode and prep for the trip in the best ways possible: a podcast, a movie, and a good, old-fashioned book.
    Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
  • The new-at-the-time Control Center felt revolutionary when it was added — finally, an easy way to turn on airplane mode!
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 2 June 2023
  • Scheduling periods when your phone is on airplane mode—or switched to silent at the very least—can help foster good habits that will lead to a more balanced nervous system.
    Georgia Day, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Do some countries allow passengers to use their phone without airplane mode?
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Phones that are turned off, on airplane mode, or are not connected or associated with a cell tower will not receive the message.
    Solcyre Burga, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Murena 2 also has a second physical switch that, when activated, flips on airplane mode to disconnect the phone from networks and turns on do not disturb mode.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The phone was placed on airplane mode and disconnected from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi after a detective concluded it could be wiped remotely, records show.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Despite choosing airplane mode hikes over endless social media scrolling, Petey is still happy that his online presence has led fans to his music.
    Erica Campbell, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Whether your personal electronic device is in airplane mode or not, any pair of headphones with Bluetooth connectivity will still work in flight.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023

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