How to Use depressurize in a Sentence

depressurize

verb

• But during the test, the rear part of the fuselage depressurized.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019
• One well was not able to depressurize, so it was sealed with a mud-like substance, the AP wrote.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 27 May 2018
• Once the canner has depressurized, remove the weight from the vent port or open the petcock.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Next, Shah turns the plane, Wise says, and begins to depressurize the cabin.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• What’s the safest seat to be sitting in if a plane rapidly depressurizes?
  — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2018
• That broke one of the windows, and the cabin rapidly depressurized.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Nov. 2019
• The rush of air as the cabin depressurized pulled mobile phones out of hands—an iPhone was found intact on the ground below—and a teenager sitting close to the door was left shirtless.
  — Nicole Kobie, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
• Southwest said in a statement that the flight crew reduced altitude but that the cabin did not depressurize.
  — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 20 May 2018
• A faulty valve caused their Soyuz 11 spacecraft to depressurize, killing them during reentry.
  — National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2016
• His other option was to try depressurizing the suit again.
  — Laura Parker, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
• After the incident, the pilot told air traffic control that the flight had depressurized.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
• Since the Dragon capsule doesn’t have an airlock, the crew would have to put on pressurized spacesuits and slowly depressurize the cabin before opening the hatch at the top of the capsule.
  — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022
• This is our focused time to be together and depressurize.
  — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, 15 June 2018
• Southwest said in a statement Monday that the flight crew reduced altitude but that the cabin did not depressurize.
  — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
• For commercial flights to and from the space station, these suits will be worn during launch and re-entry, or if a problem occurs causing the capsule to depressurize.
  — Andrew Degrandpre, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• Unlike the Hyperloop idea, the tunnels will not be depressurized.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 14 June 2018
• To the horror of the passengers, the cabin rapidly depressurized and the plane swiftly turned back to Portland; there were only minor injuries to the 171 passengers and six crew members.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
• The incident occurred shortly after takeoff and the gaping hole caused the cabin to depressurize.
  — Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
• The door plug for the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off during a flight's ascent on Friday, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2024
• In the moment, the crew is facing several challenges; the most important is to maintain consciousness as the cabin depressurizes.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2018
• Soon, a refrigerator-sized piece of the plane, which was later found in a Portland schoolteacher’s yard, ripped off the left side of aircraft near row 26, leaving a gaping hole—and causing the cabin to quickly depressurize.
  — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
• He was sucked halfway out of the airplane's rapidly depressurizing cockpit.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2018
• The only levers available to depressurize affordability are for either mortgage rates or home prices to fall.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
• Upon their return to Earth, a ventilation valve was jolted open, causing the capsule to depressurize.
  — Fox News, 29 Jan. 2020
• The cabin became depressurized shortly after take-off and the pilots asked for an emergency landing, according to the transcript of an air traffic control call from LiveATC.net.
  — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Shortly after takeoff, a door-sized section of the fuselage blew out midair, depressurizing the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
• The flight, bound for Ontario, California, was forced to return to Portland, Oregon, after the cabin depressurized following the blowout, reports said.
  — Justin Klawans, theweek, 6 Jan. 2024
• In the New England Aquarium test on real jellyfish, the animals, which are 95 percent water, were unable to break free until the gripper was depressurized.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• The cabin became depressurized shortly after takeoff, and the pilots asked for an emergency landing, according to the transcript of an air traffic control call from LiveATC.net.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
• The cabin depressurized suddenly, and the plane snapped into a rapid and steep left turn that would have startled passengers, according to investigators.
  — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024