How to Use copilot in a Sentence

copilot

noun

• Good stainless steel Heuer watch on the copilot’s wrist.
  — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
• The copilot, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pulled back in.
  — Author: Brenda Goh, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2018
• The man and his wife were sitting right behind the pilot and copilot.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• There’s young Mei, her copilot Isao, and then the rest of the team, some of whom look old enough to be their grandparents.
  — Lewis Gordon, Wired, 13 Oct. 2021
• Nichols was the copilot of the first nonstop flight from New York to Miami.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2019
• But the future will place it alongside the user, as a copilot.
  — Jared Spataro, Fortune, 11 May 2023
• Your copilot, Isao, asks you to cut the aircraft’s engine.
  — Lewis Gordon, Wired, 13 Oct. 2021
• The flag, a Christmas gift courtesy of an uncle, bears the signatures of the F-15’s pilot and copilot.
  — Brian Whitehead, Orange County Register, 10 Apr. 2017
• On that flight, from Bali to Jakarta, the pilot’s and copilot’s sensors disagreed.
  — Andi Jatmiko, The Seattle Times, 7 Nov. 2018
• The copilot told the captain, who was at the controls, to abort the landing and climb at about the same time the captain decided on his own to do the same thing, according to the NTSB.
  — Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2018
• But whoever ends up as his copilot for life is one lucky lady, because this guy has a heart of gold.
  — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2020
• Flown by a pilot and copilot/observer, the small plane could carry out strike and close air support missions in support of ground troops.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2017
• That year, the company’s spaceship had broken apart during a test flight, killing the copilot and injuring the pilot.
  — Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, 20 June 2019
• Shortly after takeoff, the copilot's head rolled back, the pilot recalled.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• To prevent blacking out, Shults and her copilot would have donned full-face masks supplied by a pressurized oxygen tank.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2018
• Wind through striking overlooks of sinister-looking Black Canyon with your dog as your copilot.
  — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 7 May 2021
• The copilot, Earl Carper of Chicago, flew the ship guided by a full colonel command pilot who was flying as an observer.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2019
• If not, both pilot and copilot engage in a bit of triage to determine which instrument is profane and which is sacred.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Apr. 2019
• There were about four people on board: a pilot, copilot, mechanic and a rescue swimmer.
  — Angela Ruggiero, The Mercury News, 22 May 2017
• Nur, the 25-year-old Ethiopian copilot who was almost new to the plane, might get attention from investigators.
  — Fortune, 9 Mar. 2020
• Reid Hoffman, who’s an early investor in OpenAI and sits on their board is a fan of this idea of every professional within two to five years have a copilot.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
• Fifty-five passengers, one captain, one copilot and one stewardess were onboard.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2018
• The copilot was still strapped into his seat but the pilot was hovering overhead against the ceiling with his arms and legs hanging down like an enormous marionette.
  — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
• The pilot and copilot were not injured, authorities said.
  — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 14 June 2018
• Two weeks after the crash, authorities found the plane and discovered the remains of both of the pilot and the copilot, along with the children's mother, Magdalena Mucutuy.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 June 2023
• Captain Takahama and his copilot, meanwhile, tried to course-correct by increasing and decreasing power in the engines and even using the wing flaps.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
• The pair have great chemistry together and play off each other well with Cantor as the disapproving, stuffy lead pilot and Hunter as the playful, mischievous copilot.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2017
• Only Jae-huk and the copilot (Kim Nam-gil) have a history together, which includes some bad blood and unfinished business.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
• And then there’s artificial intelligence, which will function as a sort of copilot to a human pilot on a next-gen fighter jet.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2021
• There’s something magical about being on the road exploring American gems, music blasting with the thoughts in your head as your copilot.
  — James Barrett, Country Living, 17 July 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024